Unit 1 Honors American History

Four key factors that helped the growth of the Industrial Revolution

Four key factors that helped the growth of the Industrial Revolution

1. Appearance of Laissez-Faire police

2. Abundance of natural resources

3. Population growth/raise of immigration

4. New innovations

Why did the appearance of Laissez-Faire policies help growth of industrial revolution?

Lowered taxes and let individuals have most to all power which helped them make enough profit for growth also encourage many others to start businesses

Why did a Abundance of natural resources help growth of industrial revolution?

A lot natural resources such as iron and timber were available readily in USA which let businesses get these resources cheaply and easier than having to import them in, this allowed the less money spent on resources and more on growth

Why did population growth/a raise in immigration help growth of industrial revolution?

As immigrant increases there was workforce ready to work at lower wages and for long hours, this allowed companies to spend less on wages and have enough workers to produce goods allowing profit to be brought home which could then be used for growth

Why did new innovations help growth of industrial revolution?

New innovations helped to produce goods more efficiently, transport products/resources easier and communicate with people better all these helped grow businesses

Five push factors that made immigrants from Europe move to USA between 1880-1920

1.Political and religious persecution

2.Mechanization in agricultural industry caused many laborers to be laid off

3. Local craftsmen competition

4.Rising population

5.Increase in price of living (Rent, goods etc) as Europe had their industrial revolution

Three pull factors that made immigrants from Europe move to USA between 1880-1920

1.Encouragement/praise from relatives about living in USA

2.Religious freedom

3.economic opportunities/work