Explain why the Industrial Revolution did not occur in the US at the same time Britain experienced this transformation?

Answer 1

Because at the time that the Industrial Revolution was occurring in Britain, the USA was still relatively underdeveloped, it had no effective transport system, and in fact didn't even have a central administration. The industrial revolution in Britain was fuelled by several things that the USA didn't have at the time

a) transport systems including roads and canals, and crucially, later, railways

b) ready supplies of raw materials such as coal that could be easily got to the areas of production - bear in mind how SMALL the UK is compared to America

c) a ready supply of labour, in the form of people who were former agricultural labourers, heading to the towns looking for work

d) a small cadre of entrepreneurs and inventors who invented, and implemented the technology necessary for mass production, and the factory system.

Of course, eventually, the USA adopted all of these things and overtook the rest of the world in mass production in its heyday - Henry Ford, for instance. But they didn't happen in America until much later when the resources and transport issues were settled.