Question

Which transportation route is most associated with the Industrial Revolution?

Answer 1

Answer:

Transcontinental Railroad.

Explanation:

Industrial revolution can be defined as a period of significant change in economic and social manufacturing process characterized by the use of handicrafts and agrarian methods to the use of power-driven equipments and machines. Basically, the industrial revolution began in Great Britain (England) between 1760 to 1840 and eventually spread across other countries of the world.

The dominant industry of the industrial revolution in Great Britain in terms of modern equipments, level of output, number of employees, capital invested and quality of product was the textile industry.

The transportation route which is most associated with the Industrial Revolution was the transcontinental railroad. It greatly improved the level of social-economic growth and development in countries such as Great Britain and United States of America. Thus, goods, heavy metals, woods were largely transported across the countries through the use of transcontinental railroad.