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INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION CONTINUED

INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION CONTINUED. Before the Industrial Revolution---what was the cheapest and most dependable mode of transportation? Water Why was this cheaper than other methods? Heavier loads moved farther and faster What was one drawback? Stretches of land between waterways

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INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION CONTINUED

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  1. INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION CONTINUED

  2. Before the Industrial Revolution---what was the cheapest and most dependable mode of transportation? Water • Why was this cheaper than other methods? Heavier loads moved farther and faster • What was one drawback? Stretches of land between waterways • Solution? Canals How many miles of these were built by early 1800’s? 4000 miles • British Roads greatly improved by the invention of McAdam (large stones placed on the bottom and crushed gravel on the top)

  3. RAILROADS: • Important to the success of the Industrial Revolution • More efficient means of moving resources and goods

  4. HISTORY OF THE EARLY RAILROADS IN GREAT BRITAIN

  5. By 1840 Great Britain had almost 2000 miles of Railroad • By 1849 Trains were traveling at 50 miles per hour • By 1850 Great Britain had more than 6100 miles of track • Railroad haters? Canal owners and freight wagon owners

  6. FOUR MAJOR EFFECTS OF THE RAILROADS

  7. INDUSTRIALIZATION SPREADS

  8. WHY IS GREAT BRITAIN THE WORLD LEADER IN INDUSTRY: 1. Most of the iron and coal is in Great Britain 2. More Railroads 3. Merchant Fleet 4. Produced 70% of the cloth

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