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Why did Britain have an industrial revolution? The industrial revolution was a change in the way goods are made using machines and factories. There were many reasons for industrialisation but some causes were more important than others. Some important reasons were transport changes, science and technology improvement and entrepreneurs. The three most important reasons I have chosen are science and technology, entrepreneurs and empire. Science and technology helped Britain have and industrial revolution because they made the technology more advanced to bring money into the country. Inventors (each of which had a good education) brought something new out that was always a success, and new machines made production quicker. That leads onto the entrepreneurs. They put their money (they were rich from their own success or background and could afford to do this) into developing factories and production, which brought in money and a lot more profit. This gives us a start to the last most important reason. Britain had an ever-expanding empire. They owned a lot of countries overseas including New Zealand and Canada, many overflowing with natural resources l