Why Did the Industrial Revolution Begin?

Imagine you have a big box of toys, but they are all mixed up. The Industrial Revolution was like finding a special machine that sorts them fast. It started in Britain because Britain had three lucky things. First, they had huge piles of coal underground, which is like having a giant battery for machines. Second, they had lots of sheep for wool, and people wanted cheaper clothes. Third, the king did not tax new inventions too much. So, inventors could build steam engines that worked better than horses or water wheels. This made factories possible, and factories made life change very fast.

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  1. A boy helps his dad mine coal near Manchester.
  2. A girl sees a steam engine lift heavy rocks.
  3. A family moves from a farm to a city factory.

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