BRITAIN'S early lead in the industrial revolution (Raz)
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One of the major keys to the leap that Britain had in the Industrial Revolution is the use of coal
- Coal was more accessible than wood, because of deforestation
- Britain also got a boost from having many coal mines
- Soon Coke, which was purified charcoal, soon replaced regular charcoal as a principle fuel
- Coal was more accessible than wood, because of deforestation
- Britain also got a boost from having many coal mines
- Soon Coke, which was purified charcoal, soon replaced regular charcoal as a principle fuel
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Many of the colonies began to supply Britain with raw materials
- The plantations in the colonies began to supply Britain with sugar and cotton
- The colonies became consumers of British made goods
- The United States began to supply Britain, in 1830, with grains, timber and beef
- The plantations in the colonies began to supply Britain with sugar and cotton
- The colonies became consumers of British made goods
- The United States began to supply Britain, in 1830, with grains, timber and beef
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James Watt's steam engine (1765)
- It was not the first steam engine that was made, but it had many improvements on the old ones
- It was more compact and ran on coal
-Soon locomotives and coal powered boats had overpowered every other mode of transportation, resulting in lowering costs and dense transportation networks
- It was not the first steam engine that was made, but it had many improvements on the old ones
- It was more compact and ran on coal
-Soon locomotives and coal powered boats had overpowered every other mode of transportation, resulting in lowering costs and dense transportation networks