Industrial Revolution Review

The development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale.

• Urbanization

• Commoditization

• Industrialization

• Mechanization

A train route across the U.S. finished in 1869. It was the project of two railroad companies

• The Union Pacific Railroad

• Transcontinental Railroad

• The Central Pacific Railroad

• Continental Railroad

A person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so.

• Philanthropist

• Entrepreneur

• Tycoon

• CEO

A grant given by the government to the creator of an invention giving them the sole right to make, use and sell that invention for a set period of time.

• Patent

• Grant

• Industrial

• Urbanization

The growth of cities

• Urbanization

• Industrialization

• Mechanization

• Entrepreneurship

Late 1700s to 1865, textiles, clothing, leather products, Regional (Northeast), Water for a power source, Developed railroads and canals which built commerce and trade

• First Industrial Revolution

• Second Industrial Revolution

1865-1900, Steel, oil, electricity, industrial machinery (heavy industry), National (started to include South and West), Transcontinental Railroad made it easier to transport people, raw materials, and products

• First Industrial Revolution

• Second Industrial Revolution

This helped create a national market, encouraged mass production and consumption, promoted growth of other industries, changed routines of daily life.

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Water power

• Patent

• Electricity

The U.S. 2nd Industrial Revolution took place from 1900-1920?

• True

• False

The U.S. Economy grew rapidly from 1865-1900

• True

• False