During the Industrial Revolution, this newly created method of transportation helped transport goods and people, encouraged travel, and open up the countryside to development.

automobile

caravel

steamship

train

I think it's A

Explanation:

Road Transport and the Industrial Revolution (Classroom Activity) At the end of the 17th century, British roads were in a terrible state. A law passed in 1555 instructed local people to maintain the roads in their area. Every parish through which a road passed was legally bound to maintain it by six days a year of unpaid labor.