Transcript Industrialization in the US (The Good)

Industrialization in the US
(The Good)
United States History
Mr. Chrestensen
What is in this picture?
Would you like this kind of work?
Pringle Weavers in
Inverness, Scotland
What is industrialization?
A change in production from hand
craftmanship to machine
manufacturing.
 By 1900, the US ranked #1 for
industrial goods.
 Why?
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The beginnings of our Industrial
Revolution
Reasons for US growth
Abundant supply of natural resources
 Improved transportation
 Government support for business
 A growing urban population
 Opening of international markets
 Increased labor supply through
immigrants
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Coal beds
Deposits of coal were used initially for heating
and then to drive engines
Coal miners circa 1900
“Black gold” and natural gas
The need for oil
It took the usage of a steam engine
to extract it
 Cleveland and Pittsburgh, later Texas
 Petroleum into kerosene, later
gasoline!
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Huntington Beach, the 1920’s
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What is it???
Early bailer
McCormick’s reaper
(1847)
Metals
Iron was found (for ages) as an
acceptable metal
 However, this all changes when a
new metal product is created…
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Lighter, more flexible,
and rust-resistant
 This was done through
the Bessemer Process
 Cold air pressure
removes the carbon of
iron
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How steel changes the nation:
Steel rails could carry
heavier cars
 Steel locomotives travel
faster
 Buildings could go higher
 Bridges could go further
 Help on the farm
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Transmitted speech across electrical
wires (the telephone & telegraph)
Alexander Graham
Bell with the first
long-distance
message.
Businesses and households change:
 Edison creates incandescent lamp
(light bulb)
 Business can stay operational, towns
become lit-up
 Escalators, elevators, central heating,
streetcars, streetlights
 Manuf. could go beyond rivers!
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Oranges and Street Cars
Railroads and population expands
The Railroads
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New towns began to pop-up along lines
with individual markets
Flagstaff, Denver, Seattle, etc…
George M. Pullman
RR cars
Town established
Rent leads to
Strike in 1894
The Railroads
Time zones established
 Railroad abuses
 Leads to “Granger laws”
 Interstate Commerce Act of 1887
 Est. ICC
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Other inventions and methods
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Sewing machines -> mass production
Autos and bikes -> assembly line
Typewriters, etc…
Thomas
Edison
with what
invention?
Early autos
Ford advantages & disadvantages
One of the larger Ford factories. Ford paid a much higher wage to his employees!
Ford advantages & disadvantages
Affordable! But only in black.
The company taught immigrants English.
Strict enforcement of company rules.
Company housing. Not always ideal.