Movement Towards Industrialization

The Brooklyn Bridge- New York City--1883

Steel = Cable Support System 1,595 ft. long Symbolic of America’s transition from a rural to Industrial nation. Also indicative of the uneven results of Industrialization on people’s lives.

Bessemer Process- 1859

Henry Bessemer / William Kelly Boost Production – 2,000 tons in 1867 – 7 million tons in Uses – Girders (buildings), R.R. tracks, Beams/ Cables (bridges).

Skyscraper in NYC Flat Iron Building

Steel girders – needed for building Construction Industry Booms Space – More offices, places to live, etc.

Andrew Carnegie

Represents the wealthy few Scottish Immigrant Becomes Head of the Steel Industry –Vertical Consolidation Industrialization creates over 4,000 Millionaires in a very short period of time.

Pennsylvania Oil Field- 1859

Titusville, PA – First Oil Field Race to exploit the Oil Industry –Oil replaces steam/ horse powered machinery. Uses: Automobiles, Locomotives, Turbines

John D. Rockefeller Oil Business

King of Oil Industry Standard Oil Creates Trust Creates Monopoly Assignment: Create a Pictorial Dictionary Entry Monopoly – Definition Synonym Antonym

Railroads Railroads

Railroads Transportation = Key to Industrialization –Needed means to move freight and passengers quickly. –Following C.W. combine and consolidate small lines – otherwise freight had to be transferred to each new line. –Side by Side Tracks = travel in both directions. –Efficient shipping leads to 4 Time Zones.

Cornelius Vanderbilt

Owned R.R. lines between NY and Chicago. Gains control of N.Y. Central Line