What were the consequences of the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain? Select all that apply.

Entrepreneurs found new ways to start a business in a laissez-faire market economy.

Britain became the leader in the iron industry, producing more iron than the rest of world.

The cottage industry grew rapidly as the demand for cloth increased.

Farms decreased in size but grew in number as more peasants migrated to towns.

Britain became the leader in the iron industry, producing more iron than the rest of world.



The cottage industry grew rapidly as the demand for cloth increased.

Explanation:

Before the industrial revolution in Britain, even though there is abundance of wool as materials for making cloth, the textile business in Britain was very small, with many producer making textiles at home or in a small space or shops.

However, with the industrial revolution, that is, with the invention of machines to produce textile at larger quantity, and faster rate, with less human efforts, th textile business or industry boom, to the extent that Britain were exporting textile products to neighboring countries.

Also, the British iron industry experience massive growth, as more iron ore were smelt easily with coke, instead of charcoal. This process made the production of iron to be cheaper, with higher quality attributes, this led to more demands for their iron products, both in construction and military weapons.

Hence, there correct answers are:

Britain became the leader in the iron industry, producing more iron than the rest of world.

The cottage industry grew rapidly as the demand for cloth increased.