Resources, Products, Markets RPMs

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Resources, Products, MarketsPart 2An Industrial Revolution Is Born

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After the Civil War, the United States quicklyexpanded. Advances in transportation, like thetranscontinental railroad, linked natural resources,products, and markets. The United States changed from alargely agricultural (farming) society into a powerfulindustrial (manufacturing) nation. The rise of big businessand the growth of industry began to impact whereAmericans lived and how they made their livings. Townsand big cities built up across the nation, giving the newfactory workers places to live and work.

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Post Civil War

•Advances in transportation linked_______________, _______________, and_______________.

•The U.S. changed from a _____________society to an ______________ nation.

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Railroads moved natural resources, includingcopper and lead, to factories in the East. Iron oredeposits were moved to sites of steel mills in citiessuch as Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Easternfactories processed the natural resources intofinished products. The finished products werethen transported to national markets to be soldacross the country.

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Before railroads began to crisscross the country, smallbusinessmen could only afford to transport and sell theirproducts to local markets. The growth of railroads,however, made it possible for businesses to sell and shiptheir products to markets all across the nation. Nationalmarkets quickly turned small businesses into bigbusinesses. Some of the first big businesses in Americawere in the fields of oil production, steel manufacturing,and railroad building.

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Transportation of Resources

•Moving resources like copper and lead to factories in the_____________

•Moving iron ore to sites of ___________ mills--________________

•Transporting finished products to __________ markets

•The growth of the _______________ made it possible tobusinesses to sell and ship products to national markets.

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Manufacturing areas in the East were clustered nearcenters of population. Advancements in technologycaused the number of factories to increase. Newcommunities sprang up around the new factories. Moreand more Americans left the rural farmlands to look forwork in urban areas (cities). Immigrants also poured intomanufacturing areas from other countries, hoping to find abetter life. Cities grew from these communities, providingthe factory workers with places to live.

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Manufacturing Areas

•Manufacturing areas were near centers of________________ where workers could easilybe found.

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Factories made finished products such as textiles,automobiles, and steel to meet the growing demands ofpeople across America. The textile industry was located inNew England. Detroit, Michigan, was home to the autoindustry. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was the center of thesteel industry. Chicago, Illinois, grew because of themeatpacking industry.

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Manufacturing Areas

•textiles - __________________

•auto - __________________

•steel – __________________

•meatpacking - __________________

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As the national markets grew, powerful men calledcaptains of industry began to appear and impact the rise ofbig business. These men built and became the leaders ofsuccessful business empires. Some of these captains ofindustry included John D. Rockefeller, who controlledmuch of the nation’s oil industry; Andrew Carnegie, whobuilt the largest steel business in the United States; HenryFord, who headed the auto industry; and CorneliusVanderbilt , a leader in the railroad industry.