Which of the Following Did Not Play a Crucial Role

Which of the following did not play a crucial role in making Britain the site of the first Industrial Revolution?

A) Over ninety-five percent of the population was literate.
B) A surplus of food gave its people extra buying power to purchase manufactured products.
C) Its increased population served as a labor source for the nation's new factories.
D) British manufactures were willing to accept and seek new methods of manufacturing.
E) Britain had, and was able to improve upon, an already adequate transport system.