When the Industrial Revolution begin people started moving out of rural areas and farms into cities and towns. The new advancements in technology helped the production of food, which stimulated a bigger population, and overcrowded cities. Factories became the common workplace for most people. Trains and railroad became very popular for transporting goods and people, also with Britain large supply of coil in there land it was a dream come true. Steam engines help transportation not only on land, but in the water also.
