INDUSTRIAL EVOLUTION

In Britain, from the early 1700s, new inventions began to transform the way goods were produced. People used machines more and more to do work once done by hand. Factories were built, and were often sited near coalfields, which provided the fuel to feed the newly invented steam engines that powered the machines. Manufacturing towns grew up, connected at first by canals and later by railways.

Why and where did the Industrial Revolution happen?
The invention of steam-driven machinery was a key reason for the Industrial Revolution. In 1712, an Englishman called Thomas Newcomen invented a steam-powered engine of pumping water. In 1775, James Watt from Glasgow made the steam engine more efficient, so it could power other machines.
Industrial development began in Britain, partly because the creation of the Bank of England in 1694 had helped businessmen to borrow money and open factories. Britain also had large supplies of iron for making goods and machinery. The Industrial Revolution spread through western Europe and the United States.

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