There were many different causes of the Industrial Revolution. They vary from how long letters took to be delivered to how quickly many different products took to be made and the labour involved in making them.
During the Industrial Revolution, it was recognised that transportation took too long. Letters took months to be delivered and it took long periods of time to get from one place to another in Britain. And so, they decided these things needed to be improved. For example, before the Industrial Revolution it took a few weeks to travel from England to Scotland, however after it, it took a matter of days
Agriculture
Agriculture was also a cause of the Industrial Revolution as the farmers found it took a long time to harvest and prepare crops to be sold and taken around the country. They also found that if they developed machinery enough, they could harvest and prepare their crops in less time and have it taken around the country in the improved transportation machines.
Growth in Population
A growth in population also had a large part in the Industrial Revolution because the fact that there were more people in Britain, there were also more mouths to feed and generally more food was needed. Therefore, there was an even larger reason to improve on things like agriculture and transportation so as to get more food quickly prepared and harvested and delivered around the country quicker.
Availability of Coal and Iron
The availability of coal and iron was also a cause of the Industrial Revolution. This is because there was a great deal of coal and iron available in Britain, however, it took quite a lot of time without developed machinery. So, people decided to develop machines to make this mining process speed up.
Factory Work
Factory work was at a trend during the Industrial Revolution. There were man people working in the factories, including small children. In the factories, the tasks usually involved hard labour and long hours, so the development of machines made these tasks slightly easier and less labour filled.
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