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 * British Industrial Revolution, 1800**

The industrial revolution in Britain led a wonderful opportunity to improve the factories power source to produce manufactures faster. It lead many industries across Europe to compete each other and to improve themselves. One country that took lead was Great Britain. Other countries, such as Belgium, France and Germany, were falling behind Britain. It lead many countries to expand the railroads to spread out their products to their citizens. Due to the competition between the counties, competition Britain made it illegal for workers to leave their country to work for others. Countries also did a much as possible to protect its economy by having the tariff protection which increased the tariffs on imported goods to protect its economy.

McKay, John P. __A History of Western society__. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2003 __Power: Steel, Steam and Politics.__ Chaotic Web Development, 2009 [|www.flatrock.org.nz/.../march_of_the_machine.htm]