Why the Industrial Revolution Started in England

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Why the Industrial Revolution Started in England
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GOVERNMENT

• The Government of Britain in the 1700s helped
  industrialism grow.
• The Parliament ensured that roads and canals were
  built, maintained, and protected, and it issued
  patents to protect inventors work.
• It built a strong navy to protect its empire and
  oversea trade.
• The government lowered taxes on profits, and
  businesses became freer to do as they wished.

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Natural Resources

• Coal
• Iron
• Rivers
• Wool
• Cotton

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Capital

• Britain had business people who had the capital-
  money, goods, or property, and used it to
  advantage in their businesses. In addition
  Britain had a well developed banking system that
  granted loans at low interest rates.

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RELIGIOUS ATTITUDES

• Religious attitudes also played a role. Many
  businessmen came from religious groups built on
  thrift and hard work.
• At the same time, many people focused more on
  worldly concerns than on the afterlife.
• Thus risk takers such as inventors and bankers
  felt free to devote their time and energies to
  becoming wealthy.

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LABOR FORCE

• Britain had a large Labor Force. In the
  1700s new farming techniques significantly
  increased the countrys food supply.

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Skilled Mechanics

• The British led the world in inventing
  machines and in training people to use them. As a
  result, Britain had many SKILLED MECHANICS who
  were eager to meet the growing demand for new,
  practical inventions.