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Reasons for the Growth of Industrialization in America

Reasons for the Growth of Industrialization in America. Reason #1: Labor. The US had a huge labor force Recent immigrants from SE Europe Former farm workers. Reason #2: Natural Resources. America had plenty of natural resources to start industrialization Oil, coal and iron.

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Reasons for the Growth of Industrialization in America

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  1. Reasons for the Growth of Industrialization in America

  2. Reason #1: Labor • The US had a huge labor force • Recent immigrants from SE Europe • Former farm workers

  3. Reason #2: Natural Resources • America had plenty of natural resources to start industrialization • Oil, coal and iron

  4. Reason #3: New Inventions • Eli Whitney: Invented cotton gin • More efficient clothing/textile • Thomas Edison: Invented lightbulb • People could work longer hours • Alexander Graham Bell: Invented the telephone • Resulted in better communication

  5. Henry Ford: Invented the Assembly Line to produce his car, the Model T • This meant that products could be produced at a much faster rate

  6. Reason #4: Improvements in Transportation • Transcontinental Railroad: a railroad system was built which connected the US from coast to coast • This led to the growth of towns and opened up trade

  7. Summary • Which of the reasons do you think was the most important cause leading to the growth of Industrialization of America?

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