The first public telephone network and the electric telegraph was set in motion during the second half of the 19th century. This allowed for ​an ​ (a)   connection with other countries.​

Many kilometers of roads were ​ (a)   . The construction of the railway ​ (b)   , tunnels and new ​ (c)   began. The port of Lisbon was ​ (d)   and the artificial ​ (e)   of Leixões in Porto was built. It was also, at this time, that many lighthouses were restored and others were built.

With the use of _____ _______, industries started to produce more and with more quality.

(a)  

There were major differences in the way of life of the population living in the cities. The bourgeois and the noble lived in ​ (a)   houses, ate an ​ (b)   and ​ (c)   diet and had an ​ (d)   social life. They enjoyed a variety of ​ (e)   activities, including visiting the opera and going for walks in the parks.

With the liberal government, changes in society took place making the (a)   groups lose some importance while others acquired a higher status.

The ​ (a)   of people and goods has become faster, ​ (b)   and safer. Transportation was modernized and the first ​ (c)   services, that transported mail and passengers emerged. With the need of being at a ​ (d)   time at a specific place, ​ (e)   became increasingly demanded.

Inventions, such as the telephone and newspaper, contributed to a better sharing of ideas and (a)   . 

During this period, the governments of the ​ (a)   Monarchy made important ​ (b)   in education, such as: increased the number of ​ (c)   schools; extended “High School” education, creating a High School in every district ​ (d)   city; and created the first ​ (e)   schools (commercial, industrial and agricultural schools).

Although schools were increasing in number, the majority of the population remained illiterate, especially (a)   . 

New laws were published with the intention of (a)   the rights of all human beings.

It was in 1864 that the first ​ (a)   of the portuguese population was carried out, counting all the ​ (b)   of the country.

The count took 2 years and it ​ (c)   that the country would have, by that time, 3 829 618 inhabitants. Fun Fact: The ​ (d)   of Portugal in 2022 was 10.33 million people!

Population ​ (a)   as well as the ​ (b)   life led by the people who worked on the fields and their ​ (c)   on their employer, the ​ (d)   , caused many to ​ (e)   their villages to work in large cities or to emigrate.

 A set of ​ (a)   services developed, to support​ (b)   life in cities, such as public ​ (c)   and waste ​ (d)   .