Which Industry Set Off The Industrial Revolution

162 Words1 Pages
Which industry set off the industrial revolution in England? It all began with the cloth industry. Making cloth, by hand, for shirts, pants, bedspreads, socks and other household items, has always required a lot of time and skills. As the population grew in England, more people were willing and needed to buy textile products. The cottage industry showed how much people could produce in their homes by weaving and spinning cloth by hand. But this domestic production system could not keep up with the growing demands from England's population growth. Instead, from the beginning of the 18th century, a number of innovations changed textile production into a new factory system. Population growth resulted in more people from the countryside areas being

More about Which Industry Set Off The Industrial Revolution