Chapter 24 Industry Comes of Age
Chapter 24 Industry Comes of Age
Chapter 24 Industry Comes of Age
Cause Effect
Federal Land Grants and subsidies Encouraged the railroads to build their
lines across the North American
The building of a transcontinental rail continent.
network Stimulated the growth of a huge unified
national market for American
Corrupt financial dealings and political manufactured goods
manipulations by the railroads
Created a public demand for railroad
New developments in steel making, oil regulation, such as the ICA
refining, and communication Laid the technological basis for huge new
industries and spectacular economic
growth
Patterns of Continuity and Change over Time
1869 Wedding of the rails was finally consummated near Ogden, Utah
The economy of the North was The economy of the South was
based on manufacturing based on agriculture
There is more private wealth in the Economy growth was slower than in
north the North
Overall, in the era of where industry comes of age people see the risk of creating
the transcontinental railroad and how this would lead to a race between two
company. We also see the South making a decision of seceding from the Union
which would lead America into series of huge depression. Oil industry rose over
night but Edisons invention of the light bulb changed the way people work.
People are given the opportunity to work later for they would have light to which
they utilize to see in the dark which in the past was a difficult task with the oil
lamps.
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