Causes of the Industrial Revolution

What are the three factors of production that Great Britain had in order to start industrializing?

• land

• labor

• revolution

• capital

• enlightenment ideas

What resources did Great Britain have?

• iron

• diamonds

• gold

• coal

What did Great Britain have which would allow them to sell their finished goods?

• colonies

• trade agreement with France

• a bridge connecting them to the rest of Europe

What would Great Britain get from their colonies that would help with industrializing?

• finished goods

• raw materials

• iron

• machinery

This is an example of the factor of production, labor.

• Britain had large sums of money.

• Britain had a many natural resources.

• Britain had a booming population.

• Britain had rivers as sources of energy.

This is an example of the factor of production, land.

• Britain had many natural resources.

• Britain had a booming population.

• Britain had large sums of money.

• Many farmers were no longer needed, thus went to cities.

This is an example of the factor of production, capital.

• Britain had many natural resources.

• Britain had a place to get cheap raw materials and sell goods.

• Britain had many rivers.

• Britain had a booming population.

The improvement of farming techniques from the _____ led to a population boom.

• Enlightenment

• French Revolution

• Agricultural Revolution

• Industrial Revolution

As a result of the _____ many peasants lost their farms and had to move to cities looking for jobs.

• Industrial Revolution

• Enclosure Movement

• Enlightenment

• Development of colonial empire

An example of the factor of production, capital, is...

• Investing in new machinery

• Mining coal and iron

• Population growth from agricultural revolution

• Use of cheap labor in colonies