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2006-11-14 15:45:26 · 5 answers · asked by LaYdEe LiL SnOoP 1 in Arts & Humanities History

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The Industrial Revolution began in Britain in the 1780's. Improvements in agricultural practices in the eighteenth century led to a significant increase in food production. British agriculture could now feed more people at lower prices with less labor; even ordinary British families did not have to use most of their income to buy food, giving them the wherewithal to purchase manufactured goods. At the same time, rapid population growth in the second half of the eighteenth century provided a pool of surplus labor for the new factories of the emerging British industry.

A crucial factor in Britain's successful industrialization was the ability to produce cheaply the articles in greatest demand. The traditional methods of the cottage industry could not keep up with the growing demand for cotton clothes throughout Britain and its vast colonial empire. This problem led British cloth manufacturers to seek and accept the new methods of manufacturing that a series of inventions provided. In so doing, these individuals ignited the Industrial Revolution.

2006-11-14 16:12:36 · answer #1 · answered by divinephi 3 · 2 0

The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain during the 1700's.By the early 1800's it had spread to Western Europe and the United States. It had been brought about through the introduction of power driven machinery to the manufacturing process.

2006-11-14 15:58:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2 0

Great Britain

2016-03-28 06:04:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Scotland-Guys like Adam Smith and James Watt got the whole ball rolling.

2006-11-14 16:54:53 · answer #4 · answered by michinoku2001 7 · 1 1

I'm gonna say Great Britian, currently known as the UK. Personally I like England the best. Britian would be ok too, but no, it has to be GREAT Britian.
ok my rambling is done :)

2006-11-14 15:48:16 · answer #5 · answered by annie_katt 2 · 2 0

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