1. Causes of the Industrial Revolution
... of 1850 the unaffected by the industrial revolution employed close to half of Britain's laborers. The industrial revolution occurred in a few districts that had the raw materials necessary for the development of industries. Districts such as Birmingham, Yorkshire, and Cornwall did not industrialize (Wrigley, 1962). An economic revolution ought to have changed all aspects of Britain's economy. In addition, the slow pace of industrial growth illustrates a gradual rather that revolutionary economic change. Some scholars ... , the industrial revolution led to the introduction of a new source...
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