Multiple choice

Which of the following became the first symbol of the new era of industrialisation in Britain?

  1. Steam engine

  2. Gas works and breweries

  3. Cotton

  4. Metals

  5. Refrigerated ships
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C Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer. The first symbol of the new era was cotton and its production boomed in the late nineteenth century.

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