Question

Which best explains why Great Britain had a monopoly on production during the early years of industrialization?

It kept skilled workers and machinery from leaving the country.
It had abundant natural resources that others lacked.
It had political stability that allowed industry to flourish.
It refused to sell technology to other countries.

Answer 1

It kept skilled workers and machinery from leaving the country.

Britain enacted laws and restrictions (and paid bounties) to prevent the export of textile machines and the emigration of skilled artisans, which helped maintain its early industrial monopoly.