Question

question 20 of 24
which of the following factors contributed to the industrial revolution?
a. enlightenment thinking inspired many to move to urban areas and find high - paying jobs.
b. britain had a wealth of natural resources and extensive colonial markets for manufactured goods.
c. weather conditions and crop disease forced farmers to abandon their farms and seek factory jobs.
d. monarchies throughout europe were replaced by democracies, which allowed capitalism to thrive.

Explanation:

The Industrial Revolution in Britain was facilitated by its abundant natural resources like coal and iron - ore, and its large colonial markets that provided a ready - made outlet for manufactured goods. Enlightenment thinking was more about intellectual and social change rather than a direct cause of people moving for high - paying jobs. Weather and crop disease were not the main factors driving the Industrial Revolution. The replacement of monarchies by democracies in Europe was not a direct contributor to the start of the Industrial Revolution.

Answer:

B. Britain had a wealth of natural resources and extensive colonial markets for manufactured goods.