The Industrial Revolution began in Britain due to agricultural innovations in the 1700s that increased food production and forced farmers into cities. This provided a large pool of laborers. Inventions like the spinning jenny, water frame, and spinning mule automated textile production. James Watt's steam engine was also a key innovation that powered factories. Improved transportation like canals, steamboats, and railroads connected factories to resources and markets, fueling further industrialization and economic growth.