The first English canal, the Worsley Canal of 1761, was built by whom …

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The first English canal, the Worsley Canal of 1761, was built by whom to carry coal?

Accepted Answer

A. James Brindley

1. Coal prices in Manchester fell by half.
2. James Brindley, almost illiterate, built it.
3. Canal-mania followed from 1788 to 1796.
_Source: syllabus Themes in World History, Theme 9, The Industrial Revolution._

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The first English canal, the Worsley Canal of 1761, was built by whom to carry coal?

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