What could now sustain them but the spirit of god and his grace? may not and ought not the children of these fathers rightly say: "our fathers were englishmen which came over this great ocean, and were ready to perish in this wilderness; but they cried unto the lord, and he heard their voice and looked on their adversity," etc.
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What was one of the advantages that the united states had over europe regarding the industrial revol the united states had a continuous supply of potential factory worker the united states imported workers from europe to work in factories. the workers in the united states were more skilled than the workers in europe the united states didn't actively participate in the industrial revolution. instead they imported most of their goods from other countries.