How would life have been different in the 1800s if the steam locomotive had not been invented? products would have been more expensive. locomotives would have used wood or coal. most goods would have been transported by wagon. most goods would have been transported by steamboat.

The correct answer of the given question above would be the first option. Life would have been different in the 1800s if the steam locomotive had not been invented in a way that products would have been more expensive. It would have been more expensive because the products would take more time to transport, thus the transport process would cost more.