Abstract
Industrialization in the United States changed the entire economy. Everything was growing rapidly with people and new inventions. Some of the major industries with new inventions were railroads, oil, cotton and steel. Each industry had a great impact on United States. Railroads made it possible to travel across the country as well as ship products. Oil became very important with its many discoveries of uses. Cotton was the main industry in the South and production increased with the invention of the cotton gin. When steel was invented from iron, people were able to built better bridges, buildings and railroad tracks. The rapid growth of these industries during the Industrial Revolution has re-shaped America.
Industrialization
The mid 1800’s to the early 1900’s were the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. Life in the United States was chaotic and unpredictable. Everyone had their own ideas and the possibilities were endless. Everything was new and undiscovered. Americans were anxious to reap the benefits that industrialization brought to the United States. A turning point in American history was the invention of railroads, oil refineries, cotton factories, and steel. The world had forever changed when American learned to use these major industries to their advantage. Suddenly, it did not take months to get from point A to point B. Rockefeller would soon change the oil industry, finding many undiscovered uses for oil. The cotton industry became lucrative as textile mills began flourishing. In 1873, Andrew Carnegie founded the Carnegie Steel Company. He was one of the most r ...