From the beginning of history to the year of 1800, the work of man was done by hand tools. However, during the year of 1800 the shift from hand tools to power machinery occurred and was called the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution grew gradually out of the technical practices of earlier times. The first country to be affected by the Industrial Revolution was Great Britain.
<Tab/>First, Great Britain practiced the policy of mercantilism. Great Britain expanded her Atlantic economy by mercantilism. The British merchant could sell more if only more could be produced. In order to increase profit faster methods of production were needed. Cotton had been already imported from Asia but by hand Europeans could not compete with the East. However the market was endless if cotton could be spun, woven, and printed with less labor. …
