Question

Why did the industrial revolution begin in Western Europe

Answer 1

Answer: It began by many factors. All of these factors contributed to start the industrial revolution in the late 18th and help to create the unique conditions in England that culminated in the first-ever Industrial Revolution, the following are the factors: The World Trade gradually increased, The Cottage Industry in England, The Agricultural Revolution which first grew in England, the  Population Growth also contributed to the industrial revolution in England, Financial Innovations, The Enlightenment and the Scientific Revolution, Navigable Rivers and Canals in Great Britain, Coal and Iron deposits, And the Government Policies in England. All of these factors helped the industrial revolution to begin first in England.

Answer 2

Because industrial resources like coal and iron were in Central and Northern England.