 Industrialization of the United States:  Guiding Question: What factors combined to contribute to the rapid growth of industry in the United States and what effect did this industrialization have on the country and its people?

 Natural Resources, A Large Workforce, New Inventions, and Free Enterprise: In todays economy, which of these factors has become less important and what new factor has become important?

 How did railroad expansion lead to the growth of industry in the United States?  What kind of corruption existed in the Railroad Industry?

 How much control should the government have over the operation of businesses?  What are the consequences of too much or too little government control?

 How much control should the government have over the operation of businesses?  What are the consequences of too much or too little government control?

 Be able to identify the factors that contributed to the rapid industrialization of the United States during the 19 th century.  Be able to give specific examples of how those factors contributed to the rapid industrialization that occurred in the United States during the 19 th century.  Andrew Carnegie and John Rockefeller were able to dominate the steel and oil refining industries. Be able to explain the methods they used to achieve that dominance. (Key Terms)  Be able to explain what contributed to the growth of labor unions in the 19 th century.  Be able to explain why the federal, state and local governments disliked and tried to break-up the unions?