Britain was the first country to experience industrialization due to its abundant natural resources such as coal and iron, its immense expansion to across the world and the resulting economic growth through trade, government and financial policies. strength. The Industrial Revolution was rapid and maintained its strength in Britain, while other Western countries experienced much more gradual and difficult industrialization, due to political, social and economic instability. Britain's natural resources played a major role in its early industrialization. One of the main resources was the abundance of coal and iron. These two elements could be easily used in many different aspects of industrialization, and the quantity of each has led innovators to use them in all aspects of manufacturing in order to reduce costs. British imperialism and colonization of the majority of the world allowed the nation to access a variety of natural resources and increase its revenue through taxes. This also greatly increased trade, as Britain opened up its trade routes and took control of many commercial industries, which greatly boosted the economy. With a stronger economy and increased money flow, there was an increase in consumer goods, which benefited from families having more money to spend on goods. Additionally, salaries were higher, which provided an incentive for people to innovate and join the workforce. The economy also grew with the rapid population growth of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, which led to a larger workforce, allowing the innovations of the Industrial Revolution to become major manufacturing tools and create factories and assembly lines. This imperialism, and therefore this boosted economy, led directly to the Industrial Revolution and allowed Britain to develop further.