Natural resources - Britain had large and accessible supplies of coal and iron - two of the most important raw materials used to produce the goods for the early Industrial Revolution. Also available was water power to fuel the new machines, harbors for its merchant ships, and rivers for inland transportation.
I think the answer would be the “Scope trials”
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It discouraged the revival of the empire and encouraged the emergence of regional states that organized their communities into powerful societies.<span />