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Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in Britain and not somewhere else?

The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain because it had an abundance of natural resources like coal, iron ore, and raw cotton; geographical advantages like good harbors and rivers for easy foreign trade and transportation; and an abundance of labor from agricultural workers who migrated to towns because of unemployment from new farming techniques. The Revolution began in Britain also because Britain had capital from the wealthy entrepreneurial class who had the finances and skills to set up industries; markets who benefitted the manufacturing industy; a Parliamentry system made up of people who were interseted in the success of industry; and inventions which allowed mass production to become a normal feature of industry.