Industrial Revolution Vocabulary

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Operating at high speed

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Express

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Crossing a continent

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transcontinental

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The development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale

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industrialization

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An artificial waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships inland or to carry water for irrigation

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canal

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A system for transmitting messages from a distance along a wire, especially one creating signals by making and breaking an electrical connection

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telegraph

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The action of transporting someone or something or the process of being transported

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transportation

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The imparting or exchanging of information or news

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communication

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A large closed horse-drawn vehicle formerly used to carry passengers and often mail along a regular route between two places

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stagecoach