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The Rise of Industry
Industrial Revolution
Business and industry grew very quickly when the Civil War ended. (1865) Industrialization changed the way people lived in the late 1800’s.
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2 reasons for Industrialization
• Natural Resources– Timber, coal, iron, copper/Allowed companies
to obtain cheaply and not have to import.– Many resources out west which sent people
to settle and industrialize the west.
• Large Workforce– Large families and flood of immigrants– More people meant more need for products
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Inventions
• How did inventions promote economic growth?– New technology increased
productivity/improved transportation/faster communication networks
– New inventions meant new industries which meant more jobs.
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Pioneer Inventors
Thomas
Edison
-Held more than 1,000 patents
-Invented the phonograph, light-bulb, and improved many other technologies.
Alexander
Graham
Bell
-Invented the telephone.
-First words= “Come here, Watson, I want you.
-Organized the company that is now AT&T.
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/telephone-light-patents/#documents
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Growth and Laissez-Faire
• The free enterprise system supported rapid growth in the U.S.
• Laissez-faire supporters believe a free market with competition leads to greater efficiency and more wealth.
• The policy was effective as the government kept taxes and spending low.
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Tariff-tax on imports
• Laissez-faire also impacted tariffs. (Morrill Tariff)• Owners wanted tariffs for protection from foreign
companies.• Helped build and establish the American
economy.• Also contradicted laissez-faire because other
countries put tariffs on American goods and made it hard to export goods overseas.