1. Industrialization Spreads
Chapter 9 – Section 3

2. Lets Get Started!
Main Idea: Industrialization that began in Great Britain spread to other parts of the world
Why It Matters: The I.R. set the stage for the growth of modern cities and a global economy

3. Remember…
Industrial Revolution starts in Great Britain because of their great location and resources but…
Soon other countries with similar conditions begin to revolutionize also

4. Francis Cabot Lowell
Samuel Slater

5. Industrial Development in the U.S.
America has great resources
War of 1812 forced U.S. to produce its own goods
Britain even forbid its engineers, mechanics and toolmakers from leaving the country
1789, Samuel Slater able to sneak out to US and create spinning machine
1813, Francis Cabot Lowell revolutionized US textile by mechanizing every stage of cloth making
Women flocked to work in these mills (gave them independence)

6. Industrial in US Cont…. Industrialization mainly in Northeast
Us still mainly agricultural country
After Civil War ( ), boom of new inventions (light bulb & telephone), use of resources and railroads hit

7. Needed money to build these factories and railroads so companies sold STOCKS and became part of CORPORATIONS:
Business owned by stockholders who share profits but not responsible for debts
Standard Oil & Carnegie Steel Company

8. Impact of Industrialization
Revolution increased the gap between poor and rich nations
Industrialized countries gained power, wealth, markets for goods and colonies
Imperialism became a major policy (need markets and materials)