Industrialization of BNA if failed ARW?

If the Patriots were defeated in the American Revolution, would British North America still industrialize? If so, how would this industrialization look like?
 
Likely yes, though it is hard to gauge by how much. Some early industries would be hampered by free trade with Britain but countering that would be the availability of more and cheaper goods to consumers wishing to set up their own industrial enterprises and the fact that the BNA would likely focus on those industries where it could out compete or at least hold its own against Britain

For a long time, even into the early C20th for example iron ore was rarely worth exporting long distances which meant that industries to take advantage of it needed to be relatively close by. Same with coal. The BNA even within its initial confines and there is no guarantee it would remain in its 1770's shape would have access to considerable resources of the kind conducive to industrialisation. You are likely to see a different mix from the semi-autarkic United States though, more specialisation.
 
Britain still had manufacturing restrictions on the colonies in 1775, though they'd be hard to enforce and would likely be repealed as mercantalism fell out of favor.

The lack of trade barriers with British manufacturing would have more of an effect.
 
British manufacturing in most areas did not have a significant productivity advantage over what could be achieved in the colonies. Free trade with Britain would not significantly hamper industrialization.

Economic controls imposed from the Mother Country are likely to have a much more significant effect.
 
If the Patriots were defeated in the American Revolution, would British North America still industrialize? If so, how would this industrialization look like?

Britain still had manufacturing restrictions on the colonies in 1775, though they'd be hard to enforce and would likely be repealed as mercantalism fell out of favor.

The lack of trade barriers with British manufacturing would have more of an effect.

It's true that there were nominal restrictions in place, but they were largely ignored. I don't remember where I saw the figure, but New England at the time of the Revolution was in the top 5 iron producers in the world. Behind Britain, obviously, and probably France, but iirc ahead of any German state.
 
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