The Industrial Revolution — America Transforms
The American Industrial Revolution (roughly 1820–1870):
Shift from agricultural to manufacturing economy
Rise of factories, railroads, and mass production
Large-scale immigration provided factory labor
Key developments:
Railroads — Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869, connected East and West coasts
Steel industry — Carnegie Steel became the world's largest steel producer
Oil industry — Rockefeller's Standard Oil monopolized refining
Electricity — Edison's inventions transformed daily life
Telephone — Alexander Graham Bell, 1876
Labor movement:
Dangerous working conditions, child labor, 12-16 hour days led to rise of labor unions
Knights of Labor (1869), American Federation of Labor (1886)
Labor Day established to honor workers
Q: What do we celebrate on Labor Day?
A: The achievements of American workers / the labor movement
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