How did the Industrial Revolution motivate Europe to colonize and
expand?
The people of Europe were an especially curious people--they wanted their government to explore new lands.
The ship-building industry drove the need to send ships somewhere overseas, and to use the ships to transport cargo.
The Industrial Revolution was just the first step politicians took toward finding more people to control.
Additional resources were needed to feed the ever-multiplying factories all over Europe--and to make their owners rich.