How and why did the industrial revolution occur? Why did it happen in Britain and not China?
Ashley Hemm on Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution was a response to the limitations of the Biological old Regime and Britain with its profit seeking spirit, useful colonies, and accessible coal, served as its center. Both Britain and china had been experiencing a strain on resources as a result of a growth in population. Limited amounts of land and resources restricted both countries industrialization because what was available was used simply for survival. Therefore, the question which sparked the Industrial Revolution was how to make better use of land. Britain, with its profit driven culture, answered this question by utilizing the cotton industry and the slave trade. Britain saw the potential of the Indian to their economic advantage as well. Selling slaves generated a profit for Britain that enabled its modernization. Not to mention the fact that slaves increased productivity and therefore increased British profit even more. China had no external source of raw goods,
