SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE 13 COLONIES LIFE IN EARLY AMERICA
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encouraging the establishment of large plantations
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promoting the growth of trade and manufacturing
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increasing the regions reliance on slave labor
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supporting rice and indigo farming
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Detailed explanation-1: -Railroad Spike, 1869 Railroads were the basis of the nation’s industrial economy in the late 1800s, creating new markets, carrying billions of tons of freight to every corner of the country, and opening up the West for development.
Detailed explanation-2: -Five factors that spurred industrial growth in the late 1800’s are Abundant natural resources (coal, iron, oil); Abundant labor supply; Railroads; Labor saving technological advances (new patents) and Pro-Business government policies. Several factors led to the rise of U.S. industrialization in the late 1800’s.
Detailed explanation-3: -The economy of England was mainly agricultural until the 18th century, but the Industrial Revolution caused it to evolve gradually into a highly urbanized and industrial region during the 18th and 19th centuries.
Detailed explanation-4: -The region’s largest industry, the manufacture of cotton textiles, also was the largest industry–that is, it employed the most workers–in the United States as a whole. The second-largest industry in New England was the manufacture of boots and shoes.