FA: Origins of the Industrial Revolution (9:18)

3:10 How did coal and other environmental factors help Britain industrialize first?

4:50 How did coal mining change over the course of the Industrial Revolution?

6:15 How did England’s pre-industrial wool industry help it industrialize?

7:06 How did Britain’s financial system help launch new industrial ventures?

7:28 How might high wages in Britain have contributed to industrialization there?

8:50 According to the video, what global factors may have fed Britain’s industrialization?

1. This video provides a look at some of the possible causes of Britain’s early industrialization. Which factor do you think was the most important? Why?