AP European History / Unit 5: Conflict, Crisis, and Reaction in the Late 18th Century
5.3 Britain's Ascendency
Notes
Britain's strengths: a strong navy, the Bank of England, Parliament's financial system, colonies, and the Agricultural Revolution, which set the stage for industrialization.
Practice
The Bank of England helped Britain by:
Public finance.
Britain's navy allowed it to:
Sea power.
The Agricultural Revolution in Britain helped industrialization by:
Labor and food.
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