The Industrial Revolution

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CAUSES OF INDUSTRIAL GROWTH AFTER THE CIVIL WAR: 

1) The US. had achieved a stable ___________________, which encouraged foreign countries to invest in the U.S. ___________________ investment also increased. 
2) The U.S. had large amounts of unused land which contained what seemed like an endless supply of ___________________ resources.
3) Westward movement increased mining, cattle, and railroad industries. These industries caused increased ___________________ and movement as well. 
4)  The ___________________ of the U.S. doubled between 1865 and 1900 from 36 million to 76 million. Natural increases and ___________________ from Europe & Asia created a ___________________ in labor (workers).

EFFECTS OF INDUSTRIALIZATION:

1) Production ___________________. The total goods and services produced by the US went from $2 Billion in 1865 to $___________________ in 1900, an increase of over six times.
2)  By 1900, 5.5 million people were ___________________ workers.

3)  America went from an agricultural and ___________________ nation to an ___________________ and urban

nation. This process of becoming a nation where a majority lives in cities is called ___________________. The use 

of machines in factories and in society is called  ___________________. These conditions led the US to surpass 

both ___________________ and France in industrial production.

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