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The main problem that sparked the Industrial Revolution involved the Enclosure Movement. Before the Industrial Revolution, farmers shared their land with the community, and while everyone grew less food, everyone got a fair share. However, the Enclosure Movement gave farmers rights to their own land. This allowed people who owned land to grow more food, and have more for themselves and less for others. People who did not own land could either starve, or buy food from farmers. But to buy food, they needed money. This problem sparked a need for inventions in order to make money. For example, when Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, he had enough courage to take a risk by not having a stable food source. However, when he got the patent for the cotton gin, he had huge benefits. The leaders of the Industrial Revolution were all of the inventors including Eli Whitney, who also invented interchangeable parts as well as James Watt (steam engine), Samuel F. B. Morse (telegraph), Elias Howe (sewing machine), Thomas Ford (automobile), as well as many