Although there are many aspects of England that attributed it to being the starting point of the Industrial Revolution there are five that especially contributed to it. An abundance of natural resources, a large supply of workers, a stable government, the fact that it is an island, and...

The first half of the nineteenth century saw rapid growth due to plentiful natural resources at the disposal of the country. The land person ration made food production sufficient to provide for much larger families and this led to a population explosion. The endless supply of wood for construction...