canals were popular until 1850, then steamboats became the most used.
The start of a new system of transportation, railroads, in the 1840's and 1850's caused the era of canals to end.
Not all canals were built in Victorian times. Most canals were built between 1750 and 1850 but some were outside this period. There are still around 2000 miles of navigable canals and rivers in the UK.
Mainly the transportation of raw materials and finished goods.
In 1825, the Erie Canal opened, which was a man made artificial waterway used for traveling and trading. It went from the Atlantic Ocean all the way to the Great Lakes.
Canals(Suez, Panama); Railroads;Botany; and the Telegraph
The flag of the United Kingdom in 1850 is the current union flag.
Queen Victoria was the monarch in 1850. She ruled from 1837 until her death in 1901
Britan
grassy and windy and exactly the same as before 1850 but not 1850
In Great Britain, from 1788 - 1850.
Great North of England Railway ended in 1850.