History(The transport revolution)
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| What was the transport revolution? | During the 18th century,when goods and people were transported by carriage,cart and ship
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| Give three problems with the transport revolution | It was slow,it was expensive,only small loads could be transported
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| What were the names of the two men who were influential in the improvement of Britain's roads? | Thomas Telford and John McAdam
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| How did they improve the roads? | They used layers of stone to make surfaces that were able to carry heavier carts
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| What were turnpike trusts? | (Toll-road trusts) They were like toll roads today
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| When was the first canal built and who built an designed it? | James Brindley in 1761
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| Why were the first railroads built? | To haul coal from the mines
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| Who was George Stevenson? | The man who built the train in 1825
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