A painting shows steam-driven paddle boats on a river and factories on the banks all billowing black smoke, darkening the sky.
Question
Use the image to answer the question.
What event or characteristic of the Industrial Revolution does this painting illustrate?
(1 point)
Responses
the opening of the Erie Canal
the opening of the Erie Canal
the environmental impact of steel mills
the environmental impact of steel mills
the decline of steamboat transportation
the decline of steamboat transportation
the development of the Bessemer process
the development of the Bessemer process