Revision tip and answer preparation

Revision tip

To help you revise this section, take each statement in turn and, using the webpages in this topic, decide whether you agree or disagree with it. Then thing about the evidence you could cite to support your opinion.

Find examples of where the textiles industry, iron and steel industry, coal industry and steam power interacted.

What do you think was the main "engine" of the Industrial Revolution?

Do you accept the argument that the Industrial Revolution never took place? What would you say to refute this argument?

Answer preparation

As part of your revision, think about the arguments and facts you would use to explain:

1. How the British economy changed, 1700-1900.
2. How greatly the British economy changed, 1700-1900.