Question

The Industrial Revolution began in England first. Why?

Answer 1

The Industrial Revolution began in England first because it had certain objective conditions.
They were:

1. England had abundant resources and possessed colonies, with India being “the brightest jewel in the British Crown”
2. Access to coal, iron, and raw cotton from the colonies.
3. England possessed the required infrastructure for textiles, developed by immigrant artisans from the Netherlands.
4. England had a developed banking system, a growing entrepreneurial class, and potential investors.
5. Encouragement of the Royal Society of England for scientific discoveries and inventions.
6. The political stability of England to bestow its full attention to industrial growth.