Growing Up as a Town · Late 19th – early 20th century

The Rickshaw and Early Transport

How people moved around the town before cars: the age of rickshaws and horse-carriages.

Key Questions

  1. 1What was it like to travel in a rickshaw?
  2. 2Who were the rickshaw pullers?
  3. 3How did transport help the economy grow?

MOE Syllabus Outcomes

MOE: Growing Up as a Town - P4
Level: Primary 4
Subject: Social Studies
Unit: Growing Up as a Town
Period: Late 19th – early 20th century

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