Expansion of Industry
Main Idea:At the end of the 19th century, natural resources, creative ideas, and growing markets fueled an industrial boom
Causes of Industrial Boom
• Lots of natural resources
• Government
• Growing
Impact of New Discoveries
• Changes in lifestyle
• Creation of new industries
• Increase in transportation networks
Impact of New Discoveries
• Plains became food producer of the nation
• Innovative construction
• Improved communication all over nation
Impact of New Discoveries
• Changes in the Environment
• Urbanization
• Increases in disparity of wealth
New Patents Granted
Railroad Time
• Causes:– Communities operated on their own time
• Noon was when sun was directly overhead
• Description:– Division of earth into 24 time zones (1883)
• US has 4 (Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific)
• Results:
George Pullman
• Built factory for manufacturing sleepers and other railroad cars in Illinois
• Built town for employees
• Exerted complete control over town– No loitering on front steps– No alcohol
Samuel B. Morse
Alexander Graham Bell
James Ritty and John Birch
Christopher Sholes
William Seward Burroughs
Thomas A. Edison
Elisha Otis
George Eastman
Richard Sears
Alvah Curtis Roebuck
George Stephenson
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