Question

Which of the following statements are true regarding the various phases of industrialization in Britain?
A. Before industrialization there was no large-scale industrial production in England.
B. The first product to be industrialized in Britain was cotton.
C. The new technology inventions were gladly acceptable for common people.
D. In British, the usage of handmade products was a symbol of aristocracy.

A. A and D
B. A and B
C. B and D
D. B and C

Answer 1

Hint: The period of industrialization saw inventions of new machines and technology which removed the problem of manual labour. Still, the rich classes of Victorian Britain preferred goods produced by hands.

Complete answer: The number of factories in England by the 1730s was very low but by the late eighteenth century, the numbers of factories gradually increased.
In the first phase of industrialization up to the 1840s, the most dynamic and leading industries were cotton. The demand for iron and steel increased with the coming and expansion of the railways from the 1840s.
The changes were taking place in every sector and textiles emerged as a major sector. The traditional industries were almost stagnant, with the coming of steam engines, there was a boom in the production level.
But there was a wide range of goods that could be produced only by hand. The aristocrats and the bourgeoisie (upper classes) of Victorian Britain preferred the usage of handmade products as it was the symbol of aristocracy.
While talking about the remaining statements,
A. Before the emergence of industrialization in the country, small-scale factories were there but the numbers of the factories were very low. In 1787, the import of cotton drastically increased to 22 million. But after a series of inventions, the production level increased.
C. In the 1$9^{th}$ century, the number of factories was increasing which resulted in a fall in the demand for manual labour. The machines removed the problem of human labour which created a situation of unemployment.
Thus, the correct option is C.

Note: James Hargreaves invented the spinning jenny which is considered one of the most significant inventions of the time. With this invention, the productivity of mills increased.