Ch. 14, Section 1

1. A New Industrial
Age
The Expansion of
Industry

2. Main Idea
At the end of the 19th
century,
natural resources, creative
ideas, and growing markets fueled
an industrial boom.

3. Moving Forward
Technological developments of the
late 19th
century paved the way for
the continued growth of American
Industry.

4. Natural Resources
60 years after the Civil War the USA
had become a leading industrial power
1. A wealth of natural resources
2. Government support for business
3. Growing urban populations
Cheap Labor Markets for new
products

5. Black Gold
1859- Edwin L. Drake used a steam
engine to drill for oil near PA
Oil Boom spread across the US
Gasoline-a byproduct of the refining
process-became the most important
form of oil
Kerosene

6. Oil as a Power Source
• New way to convert oil to kerosene- cooking,
heating, lighting
Oil found in
Titusville, PA

7. Bessemer Steel Process
 Deposits of coal and iron
were plentiful in the US
 The Bessemer Process- technique used to
make steel from iron
 By 1880, this new method was used to
produce more than 90% of the Nation’s steel

8. New Uses for Steel
 Railroads- miles of track
 Barbed wire
 Farm machines
 Bridges- 1883 (Brooklyn Bridge)
 Skyscrapers

11. Inventions
1873- Edison- incandescent light bulb,
system for producing and distributing
electrical power
1867- Christopher Sholes- typewriter
1876 –Alexander Graham Bell &
Thomas Watson- telephone

14. Mini- Essay
Respond in 1-2 paragraphs: (#5 p. 439)
Which invention or development described
in this section had the greatest impact on
society?
- Think about the impact on people’s lives
and in the workplace.