Which of the Following Did Not Play a Crucial Role

question 114

Multiple Choice

Which of the following did not play a crucial role in making Britain the site of the first Industrial Revolution?

• A)Over ninety-five percent of the population was literate.
• B)A surplus of food gave its people extra buying power to purchase manufactured products.
• C)Its increased population served as a labor source for the nation's new factories.
• D)British manufactures were willing to accept and seek new methods of manufacturing.
• E)Britain had, and was able to improve upon, an already adequate transport system.

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