Compare the development of industry in England with the development of industry in France.

Weaving was well developed in France during this period. From the middle of the 18th century, the development of industry and trade began here. There is an increase in metallurgical, cotton, arms and paper manufactories. The largest industrial center was Paris.

At the same time, trade was developing well in England. She placed her main stake on the development of heavy industry and mechanical engineering. Large sources of income from the colonies, including the supply of other resources, allowed England to be the first to carry out an industrial revolution.