WHY WAS BRITTAN FIRST? Brittan was the first industrial nation in Europe and arguably the world. The British combined technology, natural resources, and a favorable government into a land of inexhaustible economic opportunity. Brittan was able to gain vast amounts of wealth from trade with the Americas and the continent. This allowed Brittan to become a world power for the next a hundred years. Brittan was the first to industrialize because of their limited monarchy, vast coal supply, developing infrastructure, and strong navy. Brittan’s limited monarchy allowed for knowledge and new ideas to travel freely throughout the country and not be limited to the upper class. This meant that all of the new ideas could constantly be improved upon. This was not possible in many other European countries because of absolute monarchies so these countries were behind England technological advancement. Brittan’s new technology,…show more content… Sea coal was abundant on the shores of England. This created an affordable power source for all of the machines to run off of. This led to cruel mining conditions for an underpaid poor but soon steam engines could mine too. Coal was being pulled out of the earth at an unprecedented speed and good were being made as well. The coal was not abundant on the mainland of Europe so England once again held an advantage. All of this coal had to be transported to the cities though so finished goods could be made and exported. This lead to canals, roads and railroads being built in Brittan to transport raw materials to the factories to put out finished goods. The canals system became very intricate as a result. The railroads decreased travel time drastically and could also carry many more goods at a time. Since many of Brittan’s cities were not on a coast this was beneficial so that goods could be transported more efficiently but still these goods needed to be
