It was also the fact that Britain had a large pool of resources due to imperialism.
Explanation:
Great Britain’s success during the industrial revolution was mainly due to its tariffs and financial policies is one of the few facts that the government of Britain would have historically liked to believe but it does not really hold up any sort of scrutiny in the thought process.
There were other nations in as much of a position as Britain was but the fact of the matter was that British had the most colonies and thus most raw material that was used fully by these conducive laws for the industrial activity.
"In April 1775 British soldiers, called lobsterbacks because of their red coats, andminutemen<span>—the colonists' militia—exchanged gunfire at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts. Described as "the shot heard round the world," it signaled the start of the American Revolution and led to the creation of a new nation."</span>
Politically, blacks were no longer considered property. They were their own person and didn't have to ask a white man to do anything nor take orders.
Economically, the south took major hits. Slavery supported its economy because of the slave auctions for example. It had to reroute its entire economy to prevent bankruptcy.
Socially, blacks went up in the world. They weren't entirely free since shortly after slavery was abolished Jim Crow laws were established.
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