HIS263Y1 Lecture 16: Lecture 16 - Society & Economy in British North America
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Increase economic connections between the rural and urban areas. Fresh milk would come in fast (in a few hours) Sets of dots and dashes sent through an electrical charge. Previously took 3 days from toronto to kingston (1830s); after railroads, 4 hours. Towns would experience an economic boom due to routes through their town. Social impact and economic impact of a major technological shift. Ability to move people from point a to b. Old post houses were no longer being used. Moved goods from point a to b much faster. Rural areas brought fresh products into urban areas much faster. Daily papers reach further places; exchange of ideas increased. Beginning of the era of electronic communication (near instantaneous communication) Railway stations become the place to send and receive telegraphs. Transatlantic and transcontinental communication: communication, business news (stock prices), newspapers began to carry international news as soon as it happened not weeks or months later.
