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Before the steam engine how did they transport things over water?
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∙ 10y ago
In some cases at least, horses or ponies hauled chains, ropes or cables attached to canal boats and walked along towpaths beside these waterways.
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Before the invention of the steam engine were horses the main mode of transport for humans?
Yes, of course.
Were horses the main mode of transport for humans before the invention of the steam engine?
Mostly. Other common mode of transport was boats.
What powered transport before the steam engine?
Before steam engines came into use, travel on land was mostly powered by horse. On water, it was mostly powered by wind.
What traditional methods of transport is from Scotland?
steam engine
What did people do before the steam engine?
Used human or animal effort to get things done.
What was used before the internal combustion engine?
Steam engines however these were used in heavy cumbersome vehicles when they were used in transport. however factory's generally got their power from steam.
What was the most important innovation of the transport revolution?
The steam engine
What role the steam engine play in the industrial revolution?
The steam engine was a large part of the industrial revolution. It allowed people to be able to ship goods to far away places. ADDED: It did, but the steam-engine had become a viable prime-mover for factory machinery before it became applied to transport.
What did people use before the steam engine?
Before the steam engine.... "people power" and "animal power."
What was a bigger revolution in transport the wheel or the steam engine?
the wheel because without the wheel the steam engine would have nothing to power :P
What effect did the steam engine have on transport and british industry?
dont knw
How does the steam engine make life easier?
if we didn't have steam engines along time ago we would have had no transport
