The Industrial Age In the United States

US Makes Progress End of Civil War to 1920’s (55 years later) US is leading industrial power in the world

Four Causes of Industrial growth

I. Natural Resources 1. “Black Gold”—Oil 2. Why was oil important? Make a list Share with person next to you 3. Coal & Iron--Made into steel Railroads biggest customer of steel, coal and glass 5. Steel led to the building of skyscrapers

Steel Workers

II. Inventions 1. Changed the way people worked and lived 2. Increased efficiency & amount of product

Cotton Gin Light bulb 1st telephone

III. Urban Population 1. Provided markets for new products 2. Emergence of the consumer 3. Mass immigration provided cheap labor

IV. Growth of Railroads 1. At the start of Civil War 30,000 miles of track By 1890, 7 times this amount – 210,000 mi. 2. Opened up unsettled land 3. Linked Cities = community 4. Promoted trade 5. Made urban centers wealthy