Resource 1: US Industrialization Process in the Late 19th Century
... kilometers. In addition, in comparing the US with other countries, relative to population, the US had a usually rich resource base. Indeed, it was short on labor and long on raw material. In that sense, the US industrialization process, especially, in the late 19th century, was confined mainly to it ...
... kilometers. In addition, in comparing the US with other countries, relative to population, the US had a usually rich resource base. Indeed, it was short on labor and long on raw material. In that sense, the US industrialization process, especially, in the late 19th century, was confined mainly to it ...
The United States Industrializes
... • The high tariffs contradicted laissez-faire policies and harmed many Americans. • As the United States raised tariffs on foreign products, other countries responded by raising tariffs against American products. • American companies who sold goods overseas, especially farmers, were hurt by thes ...
... • The high tariffs contradicted laissez-faire policies and harmed many Americans. • As the United States raised tariffs on foreign products, other countries responded by raising tariffs against American products. • American companies who sold goods overseas, especially farmers, were hurt by thes ...
The History Success Kit. High School History
... giant in what had been coined the "Gilded Age." America's rise to economic prominence was aided by increased industrialization after the Civil War, leading to a boom in a number of American industries such as mining, mills, and railroads. The agricultural revolution, cheap labor, the rise of big bus ...
... giant in what had been coined the "Gilded Age." America's rise to economic prominence was aided by increased industrialization after the Civil War, leading to a boom in a number of American industries such as mining, mills, and railroads. The agricultural revolution, cheap labor, the rise of big bus ...
I CAN - social studies
... and search) entire mountainsides for gold. After news of Marshall’s discovery spread, thousands of men journeyed to California to strike it rich! The men who arrived west in search of gold in 1849 were called ‘49ers. Many foreign immigrants from China and South America arrived to prospect for gold b ...
... and search) entire mountainsides for gold. After news of Marshall’s discovery spread, thousands of men journeyed to California to strike it rich! The men who arrived west in search of gold in 1849 were called ‘49ers. Many foreign immigrants from China and South America arrived to prospect for gold b ...
Indians, Railroads and the Wild West
... and search) entire mountainsides for gold. After news of Marshall’s discovery spread, thousands of men journeyed to California to strike it rich! The men who arrived west in search of gold in 1849 were called ‘49ers. Many foreign immigrants from China and South America arrived to prospect for gold b ...
... and search) entire mountainsides for gold. After news of Marshall’s discovery spread, thousands of men journeyed to California to strike it rich! The men who arrived west in search of gold in 1849 were called ‘49ers. Many foreign immigrants from China and South America arrived to prospect for gold b ...
Chapter 7: Growth and Division, 1816-1832
... Why It Matters After the War of 1812, a new spirit of nationalism took hold in American society. A new national bank was chartered, and Supreme Court decisions strengthened the federal government. New roads and canals helped connect the country. Industry prospered in the North, while an agricultural ...
... Why It Matters After the War of 1812, a new spirit of nationalism took hold in American society. A new national bank was chartered, and Supreme Court decisions strengthened the federal government. New roads and canals helped connect the country. Industry prospered in the North, while an agricultural ...
The Industrial Revolution
... • capitalist – a person who invests capital, or money, in a business to earn a profit • Francis Cabot Lowell – an American who, with other capitalists, built a factory where spinning and weaving were done in the same building ...
... • capitalist – a person who invests capital, or money, in a business to earn a profit • Francis Cabot Lowell – an American who, with other capitalists, built a factory where spinning and weaving were done in the same building ...
market revolution
... The Industrial Revolution was an ongoing effort over many decades to increase production by using machines rather than the power of humans or animals. The industrial revolution, which had begun in England, spread to America with the introduction of the factory system in New England, and occurred han ...
... The Industrial Revolution was an ongoing effort over many decades to increase production by using machines rather than the power of humans or animals. The industrial revolution, which had begun in England, spread to America with the introduction of the factory system in New England, and occurred han ...
Chapter 10: The Market Revolution, 1815
... could have revenue from its asset. The Congress reduced the minimum number of acres it would sell from 640 acres to 320 acres, it reduced the price per acre from $2.00 to $1.64 and it allowed for payments over time. At the same time, wealthy investors were also allowed to buy large tracts of land fo ...
... could have revenue from its asset. The Congress reduced the minimum number of acres it would sell from 640 acres to 320 acres, it reduced the price per acre from $2.00 to $1.64 and it allowed for payments over time. At the same time, wealthy investors were also allowed to buy large tracts of land fo ...
APUSH Chapter 9 Outline Student Name:
... 2) What did the Anglo-American Convention of 1818 set? a. 3) What 3 factors were necessary for the continent to yield up its wealth to its white inhabitants? a. b. c. Extending the Boundaries 4) What was the goal of post-war (War of 1812) expansionists? a. 5) What did Sec of State JQ Adams have a gr ...
... 2) What did the Anglo-American Convention of 1818 set? a. 3) What 3 factors were necessary for the continent to yield up its wealth to its white inhabitants? a. b. c. Extending the Boundaries 4) What was the goal of post-war (War of 1812) expansionists? a. 5) What did Sec of State JQ Adams have a gr ...
Unit 3 Study Guide
... Explain the growth of the steel industry led by Scottish immigrant Andrew Carnegie. Explain the growth of the oil industry led by John D. Rockefeller and his Standard Oil Company. Define trust and monopoly. How did the inventions of Thomas Edison change the dynamics of technological advances in the ...
... Explain the growth of the steel industry led by Scottish immigrant Andrew Carnegie. Explain the growth of the oil industry led by John D. Rockefeller and his Standard Oil Company. Define trust and monopoly. How did the inventions of Thomas Edison change the dynamics of technological advances in the ...
US History Examining the Early Industrial Revolution: Isolation
... strengthened the U.S. economy. Creative Americans developed methods of producing products that the U.S. had previously imported from other countries. America was becoming more independent and less reliant on foreign countries. The economic isolation brought about by the War of 1812, planted the seed ...
... strengthened the U.S. economy. Creative Americans developed methods of producing products that the U.S. had previously imported from other countries. America was becoming more independent and less reliant on foreign countries. The economic isolation brought about by the War of 1812, planted the seed ...
The National Bank
... • By 1800 textile companies had built hundreds of mills to produced volumes of cloth that could only have been dreamed of a few decades earlier. ...
... • By 1800 textile companies had built hundreds of mills to produced volumes of cloth that could only have been dreamed of a few decades earlier. ...
M / C Review Chapter 09
... quarter of the nineteenth century? A. Demands of Southern textile manufacturers. B. Introduction of crop rotation and fertilizers. C. Use of more stringent techniques of slave control. D. Invention of the cotton gin. E. The "three fifths" compromise. The dramatic increase in the South's slave labor ...
... quarter of the nineteenth century? A. Demands of Southern textile manufacturers. B. Introduction of crop rotation and fertilizers. C. Use of more stringent techniques of slave control. D. Invention of the cotton gin. E. The "three fifths" compromise. The dramatic increase in the South's slave labor ...
Chapter 9
... industry. In 1859 Edwin Drake drilled the first oil well near Titusville, Pennsylvania. As oil production increased, so did economic expansion. • Between 1860 and 1910, the population of the United States tripled. This provided a large workforce and a greater demand for consumer goods. ...
... industry. In 1859 Edwin Drake drilled the first oil well near Titusville, Pennsylvania. As oil production increased, so did economic expansion. • Between 1860 and 1910, the population of the United States tripled. This provided a large workforce and a greater demand for consumer goods. ...
Chapter 9 Summary
... matters. At the time, most Americans agreed. What is remarkable, however, is that Monroe provided no leadership in the controversy over Missouri. C. The Missouri Compromise The Missouri controversy arose when the Missouri territorial assembly applied for statehood in 1817. Missouri would be a slave ...
... matters. At the time, most Americans agreed. What is remarkable, however, is that Monroe provided no leadership in the controversy over Missouri. C. The Missouri Compromise The Missouri controversy arose when the Missouri territorial assembly applied for statehood in 1817. Missouri would be a slave ...
File
... • The first breakthrough in the Industrial Revolution was in how textiles, or cloth goods, were made. • Richard Arkwright, an Englishman, invented a spinning machine in 1769 called the water frame, which replaced hand spinning. • The water frame used flowing water as a source of power. – Could produ ...
... • The first breakthrough in the Industrial Revolution was in how textiles, or cloth goods, were made. • Richard Arkwright, an Englishman, invented a spinning machine in 1769 called the water frame, which replaced hand spinning. • The water frame used flowing water as a source of power. – Could produ ...
Ch 18 Study Guide - Industrial Revolution
... A scarcity of workers in Britain led to technological innovations that increased efficiency. (D) Lack of coal deposits forced British industrialists to develop wind-based energy sources. ________4. Which of the following statements accurately describes the experience of women in ...
... A scarcity of workers in Britain led to technological innovations that increased efficiency. (D) Lack of coal deposits forced British industrialists to develop wind-based energy sources. ________4. Which of the following statements accurately describes the experience of women in ...
Standard VUS.8
... who migrated from the South to the North – often to northern cities to find job opportunities and to escape “Jim Crow.” From 1890 through World War I, about 500,000 African Americans took part in this “Great Migration” northward. One of the primary reasons the huge increase in this rate of migration ...
... who migrated from the South to the North – often to northern cities to find job opportunities and to escape “Jim Crow.” From 1890 through World War I, about 500,000 African Americans took part in this “Great Migration” northward. One of the primary reasons the huge increase in this rate of migration ...
File - LCA 8
... During the summer of 1845, a "blight of unusual character" devastated Ireland's potato crop, the basic staple in the Irish diet. A few days after potatoes were dug from the ground, they began to turn into a slimy, decaying, blackish "mass of rottenness." Expert panels convened to investigate the bli ...
... During the summer of 1845, a "blight of unusual character" devastated Ireland's potato crop, the basic staple in the Irish diet. A few days after potatoes were dug from the ground, they began to turn into a slimy, decaying, blackish "mass of rottenness." Expert panels convened to investigate the bli ...
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... • By 1800 textile companies had built hundreds of mills to produced volumes of cloth that could only have been dreamed of a few decades earlier. ...
... • By 1800 textile companies had built hundreds of mills to produced volumes of cloth that could only have been dreamed of a few decades earlier. ...
Chapter 9: Discontent and Reform
... and again ruled against those who challenged the system. In this, they were merely following the prevailing philosophy of the times. Drawing on a simplified understanding of Darwinian science, many social thinkers believed that both the growth of large business at the expense of small enterprise and ...
... and again ruled against those who challenged the system. In this, they were merely following the prevailing philosophy of the times. Drawing on a simplified understanding of Darwinian science, many social thinkers believed that both the growth of large business at the expense of small enterprise and ...
Chapter 7 Notes - Garrard County Schools
... • In the late 1700s, a series of inventions mechanized both spinning and weaving, radically transforming the industry. • British inventors created machines that used power from running water and steam engines to spin and weave cloth. • By 1800 textile companies had built hundreds of mills to produce ...
... • In the late 1700s, a series of inventions mechanized both spinning and weaving, radically transforming the industry. • British inventors created machines that used power from running water and steam engines to spin and weave cloth. • By 1800 textile companies had built hundreds of mills to produce ...
Henry Clay*s American System
... somewhere else. Often, migrants are pushed out of their native lands and pulled toward a new place. This idea is called the push-pull factor. ...
... somewhere else. Often, migrants are pushed out of their native lands and pulled toward a new place. This idea is called the push-pull factor. ...
Technological and industrial history of the United States
The technological and industrial history of the United States describes the United States' emergence as one of the most technologically advanced nations in the world. The availability of land and literate labor, the absence of a landed aristocracy, the prestige of entrepreneurship, the diversity of climate and a large easily accessed upscale and literate free market all contributed to America's rapid industrialisation. The availability of capital, development by the free market of navigable rivers, and coastal waterways, and the abundance of natural resources facilitated the cheap extraction of energy all contributed to America's rapid industrialization. Fast transport by the very large railroad built in the mid-19th century, and the Interstate Highway System built in the late 20th century, enlarged the markets and reducing shipping and production costs. The legal system facilitated business operations and guaranteed contracts. Cut off from Europe by the embargo and the British blockade in the War of 1812 (1807–15), entrepreneurs opened factories in the Northeast that set the stage for rapid industrialization modeled on British innovations.From its emergence as an independent nation, the United States has encouraged science and innovation. As a result, the United States has been the birthplace of 161 of Britannica's 321 Greatest Inventions, including items such as the airplane, internet, microchip, laser, cellphone, refrigerator, email, microwave, personal computer, Liquid-crystal display and light-emitting diode technology, air conditioning, assembly line, supermarket, bar code, electric motor, automated teller machine, and many more.The early technological and industrial development in the United States was facilitated by a unique confluence of geographical, social, and economic factors. The relative lack of workers kept United States wages nearly always higher than corresponding British and European workers and provided an incentive to mechanize some tasks. The United States population had some semi-unique advantages in that they were former British subjects, had high English literacy skills, for that period (over 80% in New England), had strong British institutions, with some minor American modifications, of courts, laws, right to vote, protection of property rights and in many cases personal contacts among the British innovators of the Industrial Revolution. They had a good basic structure to build on. Another major advantage, which the British lacked, was no inherited aristocratic institutions. The eastern seaboard of the United States, with a great number of rivers and streams along the Atlantic seaboard, provided many potential sites for constructing textile mills necessary for early industrialization. The technology and information on how to build a textile industry was largely provided by Samuel Slater (1768–1835) who emigrated to New England in 1789. He had studied and worked in British textile mills for a number of years and immigrated to the United States, despite restrictions against it, to try his luck with U.S. manufacturers who were trying to set up a textile industry. He was offered a full partnership if he could succeed—he did. A vast supply of natural resources, the technological knowledge on how to build and power the necessary machines along with a labor supply of mobile workers, often unmarried females, all aided early industrialization. The broad knowledge of the Industrial Revolution and Scientific revolution helped facilitate understanding for the construction and invention of new manufacturing businesses and technologies. A limited government that would allow them to succeed or fail on their own merit helped.After the close of the American Revolution in 1783, the new government continued the strong property rights established under British rule and established a rule of law necessary to protect those property rights. The idea of issuing patents was incorporated into Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution authorizing Congress ""to promote the progress of science and useful arts by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries. The invention of the Cotton Gin by American Eli Whitney made cotton potentially a cheap and readily available resource in the United States for use in the new textile industry.One of the real impetuses for United States entering the Industrial Revolution was the passage of the Embargo Act of 1807, the War of 1812 (1812–1814) and the Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) which cut off supplies of new and cheaper Industrial revolution products from Britain. The lack of access to these goods all provided a strong incentive to learn how to develop the industries and to make their own goods instead of simply buying the goods produced by Britain.Modern productivity researchers have shown that the period in which the greatest economic and technological progress occurred was between the last half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th. During this period the nation was transformed from an agricultural economy to the foremost industrial power in the world, with more than a third of the global industrial output. This can be illustrated by the index of total industrial production, which increased from 4.29 in 1790 to 1,975.00 in 1913, an increase of 460 times (base year 1850 - 100).American colonies gained independence in 1783 just as profound changes in industrial production and coordination were beginning to shift production from artisans to factories. Growth of the nation's transportation infrastructure with internal improvements and a confluence of technological innovations before the Civil War facilitated an expansion in organization, coordination, and scale of industrial production. Around the turn of the 20th century, American industry had superseded its European counterparts economically and the nation began to assert its military power. Although the Great Depression challenged its technological momentum, America emerged from it and World War II as one of two global superpowers. In the second half of the 20th century, as the United States was drawn into competition with the Soviet Union for political, economic, and military primacy, the government invested heavily in scientific research and technological development which spawned advances in spaceflight, computing, and biotechnology.Science, technology, and industry have not only profoundly shaped America's economic success, but have also contributed to its distinct political institutions, social structure, educational system, and cultural identity. American values of limited government, meritocracy, entrepreneurship, and self-sufficiency are drawn from its legacy of pioneering technical advances.