Industrial Revolution Causes.pdf - Cambridge College Secondary ...

Between 1750 and 1850 Britain became an industrial country,
with over 50 per cent of its population living in large cities and over 40
per cent of the labour force working in factories. In contrast, the numbers
employed in farming steadily went downwards.
The changes shown in the diagram above are often called the Industrial
Revolution. This, however, is only a label we use to make what
happened easier to understand. Historians have said that the word
'revolutions is misleading, because it gives the impression of very rapid.
change. In fact, the changes were gradual and part of a process that had
been going on for a. long time. Another thing that historians have argued
about is the reason why Britain became a country of factories, towns
and industry. Some of the possible causes of the Industrial Revolution
are listed below.
A
Britain had large amounts of coal to power the steam engines and plenty of
iron ore to turn into iron.­
B
Britain had lots of individuals who, were prepared to risk their money in
starting up new factories. Richard Arkwright and Matthew Boulton are just
two examples.
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