USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Railroads. The mechanization of farming in the late 1800’s allowed farmers to increase production. Fewer people were needed to farm because of new machines that could harvest crops more efficiently. The mechanization of agriculture even led to shifts in population.

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: -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-4: -A surge of technological innovations and inventions, like Thomas Edison’s incandescent lightbulb and Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone, fueled this economic growth.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Industrial Revolution shifted from an agrarian economy to a manufacturing economy where products were no longer made solely by hand but by machines. This led to increased production and efficiency, lower prices, more goods, improved wages, and migration from rural areas to urban areas.