Question

What important role did advanced farming technologies play in causing the industrial revolution in Great Britain

Answer 1

Advanced farming technologies turned agriculture into a more capital-intensive sector and therefore, there was a surplus of workers in the sector. Production was inefficient if too many workers were employed in farming.

Meanwhile, factory production systems were developing fast in Great Britain and demanded workers. People started to move from the countryside to urban areas to look for a better living, attracted by the higher salaries paid in the industrial sector.

Answer 2

They allowed a small rural population to provide food for a large urban population