Question

In the 1700 and 1800s, manufacturing was the largest contributor to Great Britain’s economy. I’m the 1900’s, some of Great Britain’s focus on manufacturing turned to providing services. Today, service businesses such as banking, insurance, and tourism, contribute more to Grest Britain’s economy than manufacturing. Which of these factors contributed most to this change?A fertile landB depletion of mineralsC discovery of new mineral resourcesD mining new resources from the sea floor

Answer 1

The correct answer is letter D.

In the early days of life in England during the Medieval Era, between the 11th and 15th centuries, the main product driving the country's exports to the rest of Europe was wool. Easy to understand, then, why in the following centuries the English developed one of the major sectors of the textile industry in Europe.