Technology

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During the Industrial Revolution there were many inventors that created many new ideas to help others improve their lives. Also during this time the transcontinental railroad was created and iron, oil, and coal were also used in factories and for machines around the country. These times were difficult for some people because of the great depression which is why many inventors created new inventions such as the telephone and the incandescant light bulb. The railroad that was built also made life easier so that people and machines/supplies could be distributed around the country. The iron, oil and coal were used as natural resources made for the workers.

THOMAS EDISON

ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL

FOLLOW UP 1. Name three inventors and their inventions. 2. What natural resources were used back in the industrial revolution? 3. Where did the transcontinental railroad start and stop? What cities? 4. Who invented the morse code and where was it mainly used? What about the telephone? 5. The__ Process, contracted oil from the ground so it could be used in machines and other supplies. 6. Why was the transcontinental railroad built and what was it mainly used for?

Conclusion Questions Some conditions that made the industrial revolution to flourish is that there was a lot of inventions. There were a lot of inventions during the industrial revolution the made work easier. There was also a lot of living space and a lot of jobs that were open. The leaders of big business were both robber barons and captains of industry because even though many of them abused their employees, they brought industry to a whole new level in America. Some philosophies had the idea that the middle class deserved the most, and others believed that the rich deserved it all. These philosophies encouraged many big businessmen to bloom and hire the employess of their choice During the Industrial Revolution urbanization caused a drastic increase in immigrants because new jobs opened and more and more living spaces became available and the immigrants came over to make money and start a new life. It brought many new cultures and different ways of living to the United States. Many cultures blended in with America. On the outside, the industrial age looked very positive and productive. But on the inside, there are many tales of poor workers wages, long hours, and tricky businessmen corrupting the market.
 * What conditions existed in the United States which allowed the Industrial Revolution to take root and flourish in America ?
 * How did laissez-faire capitalism influence the development of business organization in the United States ?
 * It effected the development of big business organization by letting the workers do what the wanted without being controlled by the government.
 * Were the leaders of Big Business "robber barons," or in fact "captains of industry?"
 * How did some philosophies serve to support class division during the Gilded Age?
 * How did the Industrial Revolution cause urbanization and a dramatic increase in the number of immigrants to the United States ?
 * What effect did urbanization and immigration have on the United States ?
 * Why have many historians considered the late 1800's in America to be a Gilded Age; a period which was outwardly showy, but inwardly corrupt?
 * How did early reaction to the Gilded Age attempt to correct the abuses of the period?