1. Standard 11
SSUSH11 The student will describe the economic, social, and geographic impact of the growth of big business and technological innovations after Reconstruction.

2. Railroads
Began to grow quickly after the Civil War

3. Steel
Made by combining iron and carbon

4. Big Business
Rapid industrial growth after the CW

5. Development of the West
Trains make it easier to move west

6. Transcontinental RR
By this time there are 3 TCRR

7. Chinese Labor
Needed jobs since they were not allowed to mine for gold

8. John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company – kerosene

9. Standard Oil Company
Created a new cheap way to refine oil to make kerosene

10. Monopolies
Complete control of a product

11. Trusts
Many companies come together

12. Thomas Edison
More than 1,000 patents

13. Electric Light bulb
Would change America forever

14. Railroads Began to grow quickly after the Civil War
Began to criss-cross the country, taking supplies to every corner of America

15. Steel Made by combining iron and carbon
Allowed taller and stronger structures to be built

16. Big Business
Rapid industrial growth after the CW led to more investments
Business is no longer small family businesses

17. Development of the West
Trains make it easier to move west
More raw materials are within reach now

18. Transcontinental RR By this time there are 3 TCRR
The USA had more RR track than the rest of the world, combined

19. Chinese Labor Needed jobs since they were not allowed to mine for gold
Given the dangerous jobs

20. John D. Rockefeller Standard Oil Company – kersosene
Created a monopoly, made deals with RRs to transport his oil

21. Standard Oil Company
Created a new cheap way to refine oil to make kerosene
Became the largest producer of kerosene

22. Monopolies Complete control of a product
Allows a company to set whatever price they want to charge

23. Trusts Many companies come together
A way around the anti-monopoly laws

24. Thomas Edison
More than 1,000 patents
Not much formal education

25. Electric Light bulb Would change America forever
Challenges Standard Oil as the light source for America

26. Railroads Began to grow quickly after the Civil War
Began to criss-cross the country, taking supplies to every corner of America
Caused more demand for goods all over the US
Needed a way to keep trains from crashing into each other – time zones
Cornelius Vanderbilt owns more RR than anyone

27. Steel Made by combining iron and carbon
Allowed taller and stronger structures to be built
Bessemer Process created stronger steel
Andrew Carnegie becomes the major Steel produce, from Pittsburgh, Penn.

28. Big Business
Rapid industrial growth after the CW led to more investments
Business is no longer small family businesses
Business leaders began to combine resources
Investments and huge resources turned the US into an economic powerhouse, globally

29. Development of the West
Trains make it easier to move west
More raw materials are within reach now
the network of trains created small towns throughout the west
These towns will become cities as the RRs bring more people and resources

30. Transcontinental RR By this time there are 3 TCRR
The USA had more RR track than the rest of the world, combined
Allowed people to get products from anywhere in the US cheaply
The ability to reach any corner of the US caused factories to invent mass production to meet the demands of the consumer

31. Chinese Labor Needed jobs since they were not allowed to mine for gold
Given the dangerous jobs
Not accepted by most people
They were very different

32. John D. Rockefeller Became the richest man in the Country
Standard Oil Company – kersosene
Created a monopoly, made deals with RRs to transport his oil
Would eventually give millions to help people, and is credited with shaping America

33. Standard Oil Company
Created a new cheap way to refine oil to make kerosene
Became the largest seller/producer of kerosene in the Country
Caused prices to fall from 30 cents a Gal. to 8 cents a Gal.
A by product of making kerosene is gasoline

34. Trusts Many companies come together
A way around the anti-monopoly laws
Will eventually become illegal- laws are put in place to keep this from happening
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Clayton Anti-Trust Act

35. Monopolies Complete control of a product
Allows a company to set whatever price they want to charge
Become illegal – laws are put into place to keep this from occurring

36. Thomas Edison Not much formal education More than 1,000 patents
Created the electric light bulb, at Menlo Park
Used Direct Current (DC) power

37. Electric Light bulb Would change America forever
Challenges Standard Oil as the light source for America
This caused a problem for JDR and his kerosene company

38. Motion Pictures
T. Edison creates one of the first devices to allow people to view moving images.
This revolutionizes media
People are fascinated by this technology

39. Phonograph
Edison was asked to create a device similar to the Bell telephone
He ended up creating a device that recorded sounds
This changes media forever

40. Impact on American Life
It is difficult to measure the impact of such inventions on American life
But it changes America forever
People are now able to enjoy life differently
It gives people a way to “escape” from life for a while