Which of the following was a consequence of the Industrial Revolution? Group of answer choices

People began leaving cities and moving to farms.

Urbanization increased.

All European colonies received their independence.

Goods became much more expensive

The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in Europe and the United States, in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840. This transition included going from hand production methods to machines, new chemical manufacturing and iron production processes, the increasing use of steam power and water power, the development of machine tools and the rise of the mechanized factory system. The Industrial Revolution also led to an unprecedented rise in the rate of population growth.

b) to encourage free trade