United KingdomHistory 92 · History
Why were many canals built in Britain in the late 18th and early 19th centuries?
- aTo carry raw materials and goods between factories, towns and portsCorrect answer
- bTo drain marshland and so create new farms across eastern England
- cTo protect towns from invasion by foreign armies from the continent
- dTo bring clean drinking water from the hills into the city of London
Why?
Canals linked factories with towns, cities and ports, so heavy loads like coal and cotton could be moved more easily. Later, the railways took over much of this work.
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