Overseas trade industrial revolution
Industrial Revolution, in modern history, the process of change from an agrarian and handicraft economy to one dominated by industry and machine manufacturing. The process began in Britain in the 18th century and from there spread to other parts of the world, driving changes in energy use, socioeconomics, and culture. up of factories and created industrial specialization. One of the leading industries in the industrial revolution, the cotton industry, depended heavily on trade. More than half of its production was sold abroad As . a growth industry, cotton manufacturing stimulated innovation and expansion.