What were 2 new ways of transportation in Britain during the early 1800s?

The result of the hanges in the Industrial Revolution was a complex transport system including roads, rail, canals and the London Underground. The changes came in several stages. First Roads were improved, then Canals were built and finally the Railway was developed.



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First Roads were improved, then Canals were built and finally the Railway was developed. Each change had an impact upon life in the country, each shortened travel times over longer distances and each enabled industrialists to seek new markets in previously out of reach areas of the country.

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