Railroads & IndustryUS History II

US Railroads Before 1860

Railroads at the Start of the Civil War

Railroads 1870

Railroads 1880

Railroads 1890

Railroads 1898

What is the relationship between natural

resources, factories, national markets, and

railroads?

Natural

Resources Factories

National Markets

Natural Resource

s from the West

Raw MaterialsFactories

in the East

Markets Across

the Nation

Finish

ed P

rodu

ctsMore Finished

Products

Railroads Transport

…

Transportation of Resources:

1. Moving ________ __________ such as _______ and _____ to

eastern ___________.

2. Moving _____ ____ deposits to sites of ______ ______ in

____________, Pennsylvania.

3. Transporting __________ products to _________ ________.

natural resources lead copper

factories

iron ore steel

mills

Pittsburgh

finished national markets

What types of manufacturing centers were

located in American cities?

New England – Textile Industry

Textile = A type of cloth or woven fabric

Detroit – Automobile Industry

Henry FordAssembly Line

Pittsburgh – Steel Industry

Andrew CarnegieSteel MillsIron + Carbon = Steel

Chicago – Meat Packing Industry

Cattle is herded to train stations in Kansas and then shipped to Chicago

Meat transported from Chicago to cities across the nation to be sold

Chicago – Meat Packing Industry