The Industrial Revolution began in
A) the U.S. in the mid-1900s
B) England in the late 1700s.
C) the Roman Empire around 500 B.C.
D) China in A.D. 1800.

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The Industrial Revolution is historically recognized as beginning in England in the late 1700s, as it was the first country to experience the significant advances in technology, production, and manufacturing that characterized the time period. While there have been other industrial revolutions in different parts of the world (such as the Second Industrial Revolution in the U.S.), the original one typically refers to the developments in England.

The Industrial Revolution Began in