Amajor cause of the industrial revolution was the select one: a. need for more manufactured goods for foreign trade b. effort to eliminate child labor. c. increase in population d. increase in production.

Increase in production i think (not completely sure)

Well, the industrial revolution started because of the war of 1812 (and one other battle) and the U.S. stopped trade with Britain, so they needed to produce more goods because they didn't have Britain's help. the answer is most likely 'c'.