TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL GROWTH

ENCOURAGING INDUSTRIAL GROWTH Lots of natural resources Large number of immigrants Government investment in entrepreneurs Ragged Dick, or Street Life in New York written by Horatio Alger Rags to riches story RR’s and mines attracted foreign investment Government implements protective tariffs to encourage people to buy US goods Idea of laissez-faire economics

INNOVATIONS! Thomas Edison— electricity Steel— leads to skyscrapers, elevators, suspension bridges RR expansion—new towns and mass production of goods Electric streetcar, subways, commuter trains all led to suburbs

IMPACT OF INDUSTRIALIZATION Causes US to dominate foreign markets Mechanization of farms Urban dwellers have easier access to goods Waste and mining disintegrates land Concern over natural resources Congress sets aside protected land and creates Yellowstone National Park in 1872

Group Activity (everyone writes in their notebook) Use kellymead.weebly.com for resources What is a patent? Why would a patent encourage the work of inventors? How did the invention of the telephone affect the US economy? How di the invention of the Bessemer process affect transportation? How do rail lines reflect the physical geography of the US? How did industrialization change the population of US cities and rural areas? How did industrialization affect people’s relations with their environment? **Do target goal when you complete, individually**

Target Goal Use the material learned from the lesson to write a paragraph that demonstrates understanding of how industrialization and new technology had an impact on the economy and society in the period following Reconstruction.