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Most Important Invention

I think that the railroad, especially the transcontinental railroad, was one of the most important inventions of the Industrial Revolution. In that era, other forms of transportation were relatively weak and in their basic preliminary stages of its invention. But the railroad was immediately up and running, and was responsible for carrying the thousands of tons of natural resources from one place in the country to another. Without it, transportation of resources would've been impossible at that rate. The speed and the amount that a railroad could carry was unprecedented and would be unchallenged as the main form of transporting goods until well after the Industrial Revolutions. Furthermore, railroads provided a myriad of economic opportunities because of the manpower is required to utilize it effectively. In conclusion, the railroad provided a large increase in quality of life for Americans in almost every aspect.