Question

Which asset made Belgian a good place to establish the first industrialized textile manufacturing in continental Europe?

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is that A. Natural resources made Belgium a good place to establish the first industrialized textile manufacturing in continental Europe.

Explanation:

Before the arrival of the Industrial Revoltution at Belgium, the nation already had established a reputation in textile works, more specifically the region of Flanders. Also, the city of Ghent had a well-established linen industry, which made it a succesful textile industrial city.

On the other hand, natural resources like myriad of rivers that flow across the country, making them the perfect via for trading and distributing resources and goods.

Answer 2

Answer:

a Railroad infrastructure made Belgium a good place to establish the first industrialized textile manufacturing in continental Europe.

Explanation:

Even Though Belgium had a very good amount of wealth and its government was a good administrator. Its development and infrastructure made it a good place to establish the first industrialized textile manufacturing in continental Europe. Its railroad net provided it the perfect mobility and ability to move the resources effectively from the ports to the manufacturers and then to the markets. But furthermore, the railroad net provided it the opportunity to relocate people and to keep developing while increasing the reach of its industry. Something that was really impossible for many other countries at the time, because they hadn't developed such an effective infrastructure to produce, communicate and deliver.