Causes of the Industrial Revolution

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

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colonies

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

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raw materials

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This is an example of the factor of production, labor. Options: Britain had large sums of money. Britain had a many natural resources. Britain had a booming population. Britain had rivers as sources of energy.

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Britain had a booming population.

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

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Britain had many natural resources.

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

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

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

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Agricultural Revolution

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

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Enclosure Movement

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

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Investing in new machinery

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This was used to power machines in factories before the invention of the steam engine.

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Rivers

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Where did peasants find work when they no longer were needed on farms?

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factories