Britain was fortunate to have large supplies of coal, a vital fuel for the steam power that drove the industrial revolution.
Naval power and trading power: as an island nation, Britain had always relied on skilled sailors, a strong navy and experienced fleets of merchant ships. Its largest merchant trading was The East India Company.
The Industrial Revolution was a period that introduced many new inventions that would change the world forever.
The first productive steam engine was invented by Thomas Newcomen in 1712. The steam engine increased the productive capacity of factories and led to the great expansion of national and international transportation networks in the 19th century.
The Spinning Jenny was invented by James Hargreaves in 1764. It was conceived a new kind of spinning machine which allowed one worker to spin eight spindles simultaneously instead of just one, as in the traditional- This was able to be operated by unskilled workers, it was a key development in the industrialization of weaving.
