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1 Introduction to the Industrial Revolution
“Workers Celebration Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad” Railroad workers gather in Promontory, Utah, to celebrate the completion of the first Transcontinental Railroad on May 10, 1869

2 DRIVING QUESTIONS What was the Industrial Revolution?
What were some of the main

3 The Industrial Revolution
What? Major change in the economy caused by the shift to industry with labor-saving machines When? Really got going in America after the Civil War (1860s +)

4 The Industrial Revolution
Railroads Industrial Revolution Wheel Why? Eight reasons Really took off after the Civil War Ex. In 1840 US had 3,000 miles of track and by ,000 Started many business practices that made the Industrial Revolution possible

5 Industrial Revolution Wheel
Railroads New Lands Industrial Revolution Wheel Why? Eight reasons Federal government gives western land free to railroads to encourage businesses & settlement Railroads took farmers out to their land, carried their crops to market, & brought them manufactured goods

6 Industrial Revolution Wheel
Railroads New Lands Industrial Revolution Wheel Why? Eight reasons Immi-gration Railroad companies advertise in Europe to attract immigrants to new lands Most immigrants settle in cities, joining the urban industrial workforce

7 Industrial Revolution Wheel
Railroads New Lands Industrial Revolution Wheel Why? Eight reasons Immi-gration Urbanization Railroads made cities possible, providing them with the food they needed, raw materials, and new markets For 1st time, more people have non-farming than farming jobs

8 Why? Eight reasons Steel rails – safer and cheaper than iron
Railroads New Lands Industrial Revolution Wheel Why? Eight reasons Immi-gration Urbanization Innovations & Inventions Steel rails – safer and cheaper than iron More examples: Cash register, typewriter, refrigerator car, Telephone, Lightbulb, Phonograph

9 Railroads New Lands Industrial Revolution Wheel Why? Eight reasons Immi-gration New Business Practices Urbanization Innovations & Inventions “Pool” – agreement to divide the business in a given area and share the profits Where there is $ there is corruption and railroads introduced much of both

10 Why? Eight reasons “Survival of the Fittest”
Railroads New Lands Industrial Revolution Wheel Why? Eight reasons Immi-gration Social Darwinism New Business Practices Urbanization Innovations & Inventions “Survival of the Fittest” The rich have more money because they run better businesses

11 Why? Eight reasons Laissez-Faire “Hands Off!”
Railroads Government Laissez -Faire New Lands Industrial Revolution Wheel Why? Eight reasons Immi-gration Social Darwinism New Business Practices Urbanization Innovations & Inventions Laissez-Faire “Hands Off!” Government did not interfere with the economy and businesses

12 Which cause do you think is most important so far? Explain.
Thinking Slide: Which cause do you think is most important so far? Explain.

13 Thinking Slide: Do you think we could use more “Laissez faire” economic policies today? Explain.


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