As technology and the industrial age began to evolve, Britain became a powerful leader to start the Industrial Revolution for several reasons. As Britain, at the time, was a small nation, it had large supplements of coal in which they powered steam engines with, along with other ample amounts of natural resources. Along with this, Britain also “had plenty of skilled mechanics who were eager to meet the growing demand for new, practical inventions” (199), in which they advanced their technology further than the rest of the world. Within the mid-1600’s to the 1700’s, “trade from a growing overseas empire helped the British economy prosper” (199), which also allowed all goods affordable to all, especially because the population explosion. To help
