Why Industrialization Began In England
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England was the predecessor in the industrial revolution because they began industrialization in multiple areas in a dynamic self-feeding manner. The entire country experienced industrialization in agricultural, textile, and trade, some even say human commerce. This movement began an expanded commercial revolution. In this essay, we endeavor to investigate the explosive and vigorous growth of the infrastructure, situational surplus of supplies, population growth, and concurrent transportation developments, which allowed an abundance of capitol growth by which the English Industrial revolution was financed. In the process other countries watched in amazement of England’s progress.
The historians write about the agriculture revolution. What does this mean? Simply stated, it meant that farmer were eager and very open to new methods and ideas encompassing all aspects of agriculture. Utilizing new planting techniques increased production, decreased cost of goods and food to the consumer. The appropriate application of science to the farmer’s land increased his yield. Examples of the application of science to farming include field fertilization by manure and other organic products, crop and field use rotation. One would plant wheat, then turnip, the oats or barley then finally clover before the cycle began again. Root crops became popular, this added to the nutritional growth and health of all of England. The farmer could sell more and the consumer had increased buying power with the decrease cost of the consumable. As the farmer could produce more, fewer farmers were needed; this triggered the shift of the populations to urban centers, and provided workers for new factories. Increases in trade stimulated the economy and the average person now could buy a variety of produce as well as locally manufactured goods. These increased local demands for manufactured goods that once had to be available mainly from export trade...