At
the beginning of the 18th century,the balance between the size of the
population and food production was very fine;the vast majority of people
had to work in agriculture producing food,or everybody would starve.
The Agricultural Revolution,which began around 1700 in Britain,boosted
food production which in turn led to an ongoing population increase
throughout the century.This meant that there was a surplus population
available to work in the new factories that were built as the Industrial
Revolution began later in the 18th century.
