What was most valuable for the powering of other machines? the steam engine abundant natural resources the system of standardized parts

I would say that the correct answer here would be: Abundant natural resources.

Explanation:

This can be explained by the fact that natural resources, especially coal, oil, gas, and others, became almost the lifelines of the Industrial Revolution and permitted the development of machinery and industries. Without these natural resources, machinery would not have been easily developed. This is particularly the case of coal, which was abundantly used after the Revolution. It was from natural resources, and their use, that other more advanced technologies, such as the steam engine, evolved. Countries with such rich resources , or who had the means to extract them from countries that were rich in them, developed their technologies faster than those who either had them but could not extract them and use them efficiently, or simply did not have them.

social contract theory basically says that all individuals are born equal, and provided a god given right to consent to be governed. american government is based of this

thomas hobbes and john locke said that we are selfish, individualistic, and constantly at war with each other, therefore we need to be controlled. 

government is defined as the legitimate use of force to control human behavior within territorial boundaries, here comes in hobbes and locke.

hobbes takes the part about controlling human behavior. while locke takes the part of legitimate use of force, since force is not legitimate unless there is consent of the people. 

there are basically 3 goals of the government: 1) maintain order by protecting life and property. 2) providing public goods, those which are typically not provided by the public sector, such as roads and education. 3) promote equality be it political, opportunist or outcome equality.