Which of the following did not play a crucial role in making Britain the site of the first Industrial Revolution?
A. Over ninety-five percent of the population was literate.
B. A surplus of food gave its people extra buying power to purchase manufactured products.
C. Its increased population served as a labor source for the nation's new factories.
D. British manufacturers were willing to accept and seek new methods of manufacturing.
E. Britain had, and was able to improve upon, an already adequate transport system.
Answer: A
You might also like to view...
Who were the Acadians, also known as Cajuns?
A) French Canadians resettled in Louisiana B) British Tories resettled in the Caribbean C) white Americans who joined Indian tribes D) western Indians resettled in Louisiana
Examine the rise of capitalist thought and practice. What factors led to this rise?
What will be an ideal response?
As a means of economic retaliation, the Arab oil embargo protested
a. the consolidation of the European Economic Committee into the European Union. b. American withdrawal from Vietnam. c. Western support of a monarchy in Iran. d. Western support of Israel in the Yom Kippur War. e. the United States oil contracts with South China.
Cyrus the Great was known for his __________ of conquered peoples.
A. toleration B. exploitation C. massacres D. adoption