1. TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL GROWTH

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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**

6. 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.