Why Great Britain Started the Industrial Revolution

Why Great Britain Started the Industrial Revolution

1. Transportation

   • canals
   • railways golden age

2. Natural Resources

   • Coal
   • Iron
   • Ore

3. Capital

   • Industrial Revolution Grew on Itself
   • money made in early industries (textile, iron-making, etc.) was reinvested

4. Labour

   • Enclosure Movement
   • Growth of Population
   • Better Forms of Transportation (like railways allowed people to migrate to cities)

5. Markets

   • the end of the French Revolution and the wars of Napoleon opened the continent up to British products
   • the Latin American wars of independence opened the markets of Central and South America
   • the United States and Canada demanded British products
   • through its control of India, Britain commanded the markets of southern Asia