WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
IMMIGRATION IN INDUSTRIAL AMERICA
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Question
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The western territories refused to allow manufacturing.
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The South refused to industrialize after the Civil War.
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Immigration provided a large supply of labor.
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The area was rich with natural resources.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Steam power, the technology that moved steamboats and railroads, fueled the rise of American industry by powering mills and sparking new national transportation networks.
Detailed explanation-2: -Industrialized manufacturing began in New England, where wealthy merchants built water-powered textile mills (and mill towns to support them) along the rivers of the Northeast. These mills introduced new modes of production centralized within the confines of the mill itself.
Detailed explanation-3: -The West focused on growing crops like wheat and corn. Thus, the Northeast became the industrial center that obtained materials from the other areas of the United States to process those materials and manufacture goods.
Detailed explanation-4: -Northern transportation industries boomed during the conflict as well–particularly railroads. The North’s larger number of tracks and better ability to construct and move parts gave it a distinct advantage over the South.