Movement Towards Movement Towards IndustrializationIndustrialization

The Brooklyn Bridge- The Brooklyn Bridge- New York City--1883New York City--1883

The Brooklyn Bridge- The Brooklyn Bridge- New York City--1883New York City--1883

• Steel = Cable Support System

• 1,595 ft. long

• Symbolic of America’s transition from a rural to Industrial nation.

• Also indicative of the uneven results of Industrialization on people’s lives.

Bessemer Process- 1859Bessemer Process- 1859

Bessemer Process- 1859Bessemer Process- 1859

• Henry Bessemer / William Kelly

• Boost Production – 2,000 tons in 1867 – 7 million tons in 1900.

• Uses – Girders (buildings), R.R. tracks, Beams/ Cables (bridges).

Skyscraper in Skyscraper in NYC- 1901NYC- 1901Flat Iron Flat Iron BuildingBuilding

Skyscraper in NYC- 1901Skyscraper in NYC- 1901Flat Iron BuildingFlat Iron Building

• Steel girders – needed for building

• Construction Industry Booms• Space – More offices, places to

live, etc.

Andrew CarnegieAndrew Carnegie

Andrew CarnegieAndrew Carnegie

• Represents the wealthy few

• Scottish Immigrant

• Becomes Head of the Steel Industry– Vertical Consolidation

• Industrialization creates over 4,000 Millionaires in a very short period of time.

Pennsylvania Oil Field- 1859Pennsylvania Oil Field- 1859

Pennsylvania Oil Field- 1859Pennsylvania Oil Field- 1859

• Titusville, PA – First Oil Field

• Race to exploit the Oil Industry–Oil replaces steam/ horse powered

machinery.

• Uses: Automobiles, Locomotives, Turbines

John D. John D. RockefellerRockefeller Oil BusinessOil Business

John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller Oil Oil BusinessBusiness

• King of Oil Industry• Standard Oil• Creates Trust• Creates MonopolyAssignment: Create a Pictorial Dictionary EntryMonopoly –• Definition• Synonym • Antonym

RailroadsRailroads

RailroadsRailroads• Transportation = Key to Industrialization

– Needed means to move freight and passengers quickly.

– Following C.W. combine and consolidate small lines – otherwise freight had to be transferred to each new line.

– Side by Side Tracks = travel in both directions.

– Efficient shipping leads to 4 Time Zones.

Cornelius Cornelius VanderbiltVanderbilt

Cornelius VanderbiltCornelius Vanderbilt

• Owned R.R. lines between NY and Chicago.

• Gains control of N.Y. Central Line