One of the major reasons for the Scramble for Africa was the Industrial revolution. This was because the Industrial revolution generated a need for cheap raw materials which was found in abundance in the African continent.
<h3>What was the Industrial Revolution?</h3>
The industrial revolution refers to the transition to new manufacturing which was made possible by the introduction of sophisticated machines into manufacturing processes.
The Industrial revolution began in Europe particularly in Great Britain, and spread to the United States in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840.
One major factor which orchestrated the scramble of Africa was the Industrial Revolution. this was because, as machines could do more work in less time, European nations needed more and cheaper raw materials and the found this in abundance in the African continent.
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3 <span>The indigenous people's way of life</span>
The growing of corn enabled the native Americans to have a much more reliable food source that was produced in large quantities and they also had reserves for bad times. This allowed the populations to grow significantly, and also larger cities to be built and developed. It also contributed that the people in this part of the world to have more time to focus on other things, like sciences, astronomy, architecture, instead of just living day by day and be in a constant search of food.
One main reason that Thomas Paine thinks the colonies stand a good chance against the British is because there is so much land and so many resources available to them, and the British only occupy a small island.
