Question

How did the industrial revolution affect the production of goods

Answer 1

First, the country had raw materials, like iron ore and coal. Other materials, like cotton came from overseas colonies. By the end of the 18 th century the country became the world’s largest colonial power. The colonies then became big markets for the industrial goods that Britain produced. So basically it help produce goods

Answer 2

The IR affected the production of goods because with the new inventions that were created throughout this time period, production increased tremendously. Factories were now able to produce various goods (ex. cloth, cotton, paper, etc) at a much faster rate than before when they were made by hand. There were also new methods of transportation such as the steam engine. The steam engine helped deliver those products about 10x faster than if people were to travel by foot (carriage). Overall the Industrial Revolution was a spectacular time because essentially that was the start of the industrialization you see around us today.