HISTORY
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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Boats
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Trains
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Cars
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Planes
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Detailed explanation-1: -The invention of the railroad and the steam powered locomotive opened up a whole new world in transportation. Now trains could travel wherever tracks could be built.
Detailed explanation-2: -Railroads facilitated industrialism in other ways, too. Not only did the railroads transport raw materials used in industrial production, such as coal and iron ore, the railroads were also one of the largest consumers of raw materials in their own right.
Detailed explanation-3: -George Stephenson and his son, Robert, built the first practical steam locomotive. Stephenson built his “travelling engine” in 1814, which was used to haul coal at the Killingworth mine.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1801 Trevithic invented a steam driven locomotive which ran on roads, and 1813 William Hedly built Puffing Billy for use in mines, followed a year later by George Stephenson’s engine.
Detailed explanation-5: -First the invention of a wheel brought a revolution in transport. The second revolution in the field of transport occurred with the invention of steam engine.