![]() ![]() The creation of new inventions sparked the change of many industries in Britain. The pound sterling was the national currency during the entire pre-industrial and Industrial Revolution time period time, and it is still the currency used to today in Britain. Fewer bills failed, and promoters grew in confidence so that the number of petitions and bills increased rapidly.(12) There were drastic differences in the economies when comparing Britain to other European mainland countries. Regular meetings of Parliament, and longer legislative sessions, allowed time to deal with local issues. (15)Īll of these changes occurring in Britain were held together by its stable government. Built by George Stephenson, the Newcastle based father of the railways, this was the precursor of the Liverpool to Manchester railway and ultimately the national rail network.(4) The British government allowed foreign trade and domestic to occur to expand the economy and grow industries.Ī Stable Government/Stable Monetary System House of Commons. The first public railway opened in 1825 and ran from Stockton to Darlington. ![]() 3 Railroads were also built to allow more efficient trade and transportation of goods. Britain had access to local and international economies because of their powerful Navy and other ships. Canals were built in the rivers of Britain from 1760-1800 to allow ships to transport goods and for a quicker rate. 19th Century (16)Īccording to Eric Hobsbawm, “transportation and communication were comparatively easy and cheap, since no part of Britain is more than seventy miles away from the sea, and even less from some navigable waterway.” This was true in eighteenth century Britain. ![]() Allom, Thomas, 1804-1872 1836 Trade Routes and Partners England: Railroad tunnel entrance: print. The burning of coal also caused severe air pollution.Ĭarding, Drawing and Roving. The iron and steel factories caused dense fogs of soot and noxious waste gases, which then caused diseases. Iron was the preferred metal for tools and equipment until steel was used. 2 The city of Bristol saw massive increases in coal production over a course of 120+ years, beginning with 90,000 tons produced in 1700, all the way to a production of 600,000 tons by 1830. Also, coal provided much more energy potential than wood, which was the main prior producer of energy. This coal was widely available in 18th-Century Britain. 1 In conjunction with the navigable waterways in Britain, these ships could transport much larger amounts of coal than land modes. Coal, iron, lead, copper, tin, limestone, and water power were also readily available for the British to use for their industrial advancement. As technology improved, cotton picking became easier and was a booming industry. Sachsische Maschinenfabrik Unknown Author/Scanned by Norbert Kaiser Date of Origin 1867-1868, PD-US The Main Reasons Industrialization Broke Out in Britain First Causes Access to Raw Materialsīritain had access to cotton from its colonies and could use slaves to collect it. ![]()
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