INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY IN THE EIGHTEENTH AND NINETEENTH CENTURIES
Causes of the Industrial Revolution 1. There were many causes of the Industrial Revolution. Explain how each factor listed contributed to the start of the Industrial Revolution.
Factor The Agricultural
Revolution created more, better-quality food
How did this help cause the Industrial Revolution?
Rising population
Britain had access to lots of raw materials like coal and iron ore
Britain had a large empire to export goods to and trade with
The Transport Revolution, especially the
development of the steam engine
Britain had a well- educated population full of potential inventors