alleryStart learning →How did overseas commercial wealth assist British industrialisation?
ALabour for operating machinery
BIron for constructing machinery
CFuel for driving steam engines
DCapital for purchasing machinery
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Capital for purchasing machinery
Commercial profits provided capital that merchants could invest in new machines.
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