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Reasons why the Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain

The Industrial Revolution began 1700's in Great Britain. There were several reasons why the Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain

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Enclosure movementwealthy farmers bought out small farms,enclosed land once shared by small farmers, encouraged by Parliament,Bad for poor people, went to cities and looked for jobs in factories
government support of businesslaws protected businesses; laws forced colonists to buy only from Great Britain
labor supplylarge number of workers available due to a high birthrate, low deathrate; farmers looking for work because of Enlosure Movement
natural Resourcesavailable coal and iron; colonies had cotton for textile industry
investment capitalĀ $ money available to start businesses
entrepreneurspeople with a good head for business
transportation/good harborsgood harbors, canals, merchant fleet, naval protection for the merchant fleet
marketspeople had $$ money to buy goods, Britain had colonies to sell goods to


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