The Expansion of Industry

Main Idea At the end of the 19 th century, natural resources, creative ideas, and growing markets fueled an industrial boom These developments paved the way for the continued growth of industry in the United States

In your groups: 1.Read the section 2.Identify important people/inventions/innovations 3.Explain how they led to the growth of industry. -What was the new technique? -What was it used for? -How did it make things easier? -Where there any negative aspects of the change? 4.Plan your poster. It should include the relevant the information above as well as several pictures. 5.Prepare to present to the class. Every person must speak during the presentation.

The Expansion of Industry What natural resources, creative ideas, and growing markets fueled an industrial boom? How did these developments pave the way for the continued growth of industry.

Black Gold Oil Edwin L. Drake successfully used a steam engine to drill for oil. This made oil more accessible. (1859) Gasoline, made from refining oil, was at first thrown away. Later we used gas to power cars

Bessemer Steel Process Developed in 1850 By % of manufacturers used this process Create quality steel from scrap metals and raw materials Guns, machines, bridges, railroads

New Uses for Steel Create barbed wire Farming equipment Bridges (Brooklyn Bridge) made out of steel cables Skyscrapers

Power of Electricity Thomas Edison set up the first world’s research laboratory. Light bulb; distributing electrical power Changed the nature of business – electric power ran machines, from fans to printing press – Electric street cars – People could locate their plants where ever they wanted to – not just near rivers

Inventions change lifestyles Typewriter – less work hours, more jobs for women Alexander Graham Bell created the telephone and led the way for a worldwide communications network Create factory jobs for work that had previously been done at home Many workers felt that machines reduced human worker’s worth Improved the standard of living Opened the door for more inventions and products

HW: Do you think consumers gained power as industry expanded in the late 19 th century? Why or why not? If the US had been poor in natural resources, how would industrialization have been effected? What invention or development described had the greatest impact on society?