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Britain's Expansion In The 1800s
Britain was by most accounts the first industrial country. They were able to create an industrial society which spread all across Europe and the Americas. (Thesis) *This is due to an increase of population, an increase in food production from new crops such as potatoes, and corn, and general trade and ingenuity of Britain’s inhabitants.* This allowed Britain to grow and expand during the late 1700s to mid 1800s. Britain had a large increase in population, since the population had a better general immunity to disease, and they married earlier and had more kids. This was also due to the constant food source the new agriculture crops had on the economy. This increase in population caused expansion across Britain which is the first step in The

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