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The Growth of Industry

The Growth of Industry. An Industrial Society 1860-1914 Chapter 20, Section 1. Essential Questions:. What factors are necessary for an agrarian (farming) society to change into an industrial society?

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The Growth of Industry

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  1. The Growth of Industry An Industrial Society 1860-1914 Chapter 20, Section 1

  2. Essential Questions: • What factors are necessary for an agrarian (farming) society to change into an industrial society? • What role has technology played in assisting the United States to become an industrial superpower?

  3. Edwin Drake • 1st Person to Drill for Petroleum into the Earth • In 1859, Drilled into the Earth and Struck Oil! • Started the Oil Industry! • Oil = New Form of Energy was Discovered

  4. The Birth of the Industrial Revolution • The Birth of the Industrial Revolution in the U.S. Took Place in the New England Colonies • Textile Mills Started in the Late 1700’s • Industrial Revolution Started in England Years Before: • Technology Came Overseas to the Colonies

  5. Old Technology

  6. Why in New England?

  7. Plentiful Natural Resources • America Has Plenty of Natural Resources • Forests, Lakes, Rivers, Water, Minerals, Coal, Iron, Copper, Silver, Gold • Factories & Businesses Used These Natural Resources to Manufacture a Variety of Goods

  8. Improved Transportation • Steamboats, Canals, & Railroads in the Early 1800’s Made It Possible to Ship Items Long Distances • More Raw Materials & Finished Products Could Be Sold • Industries Grew!

  9. Growing Population • U.S. Population Grew (1860-1900) from 31.5 Million to 76 Million • More People Need More Goods! • Industries/ Businesses Made More Goods & $$$

  10. High Immigration • About 14 Million Immigrants Came to the U.S. Between 1860-1900 • Skilled and Unskilled Workers Came • Skilled Workers Brought with Them Knowledge • Unskilled Workers Provided the Labor (Work) in the Factories

  11. New Inventions • New Machines & New Inventions Led to Industries Producing Goods More Efficiently and Faster • A Patent is a Government Document Protecting an Inventor’s Idea for a Certain Number of Years

  12. Investment Capital • $$$ Given to Companies to Build Factories, New Equipment, Research & Development • $$$ Given to Start a Business • Company Gives Person Back Stock • Mr. Winner!

  13. The Story of Rob!!!

  14. Business Cycle (Booms) • People Buy More Products & Invest in Companies More • Companies Get MORE Investment Capital, Hire More Workers, Make More Goods, Sell More • More Workers = More Paychecks = More Spending! • Business Grows!

  15. Business Cycle (Busts) • People Spend Less, People Don’t Invest (Don’t Buy Stock) • Industries Get LESSInvestment Capital – Have to FIRE Workers! • Businesses Shrink or Even Close • Economic Activity Decreases (Recession + Depressions)

  16. Stock Market Recently

  17. Stock Market’s History

  18. The Economy 1860-1900 • From 1860-1900, Industries within the U.S. Grew at an Outstanding Rate! • Manufactured Goods Increased Over 6x! • The Economy Was BOOMING!

  19. Bessemer Steel Process • Before 1850, to Make Steel Was Very Expensive! • Used Large Amounts of Coal to Create Enough Heat! • Henry Bessemer Created New Process to Make Steel • Used 1/7th the Amount of Coal

  20. Bessemer Steel Process • New Process Cut the Cost of Making Steel • Steel Production Increased Over 500x • Many Industries Used Steel To Make: • Plows • Barbed Wire • Nails • Beams for Buildings • Building Railroads

  21. We Have No Idea How This Works!

  22. Electric Power • Generators Were Invented in the 1870’s • Generators Produce Electric Currents (Electricity) • Inventors Looked for Ways to Use Electricity

  23. Thomas Edison • Had Over 1,000 Inventions/Patents • Most Famous Invention was Practical Electrical Lighting (More Efficient Light Bulb) • Invented a System to Bring Electricity to Buildings • Street Lights/Lighting in Buildings = Safer!

  24. Alexander Graham Bell • Scottish Immigrant Who Taught Deaf Children • Thomas Watson was Bell’s Assistant • Invented the Telephone • Transmitted Speech Using Electricity • A Communications Revolution!

  25. American Telephone & Telegraph Company

  26. The Centennial Exhibition (1876) • America’s 100 Year Birthday Celebration! • Huge Science Fair Held in Philadelphia! • Alexander Graham Bell Demonstrated the Telephone!

  27. America’s 100 Year Birthday Party!

  28. Statue of Liberty Centennial Exhibition 1876

  29. Christopher Latham Sholes • Invented the 1st Practical Typewriter • Opened Jobs for Women: • Jobs • Paycheck • More Freedom • Purchasing Power • Equality

  30. Elias Howe & Isaac Singer • Invented & Improved the Sewing Machine • Sewing Machine Increased the Production of Clothes • XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL, XXL Sizes • Singer Sewing Machines are the Best in the World Today!

  31. Granville T. WoodsMargaret Knight • Granville T. Woods was an African American Inventor • Patented Improvements to the Telephone and Telegraph • Margaret Knight Improved Motors, Engines, Machines for Packaging and Making Shoes

  32. Essential Questions: • What factors are necessary for an agrarian (farming) society to change into an industrial society? • What role has technology played in assisting the United States to become an industrial superpower?

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