HIST 2620 Section 008 Lecture 7 Outline of Last Lecture I Three Geographic zones of Development b Settlement of the West i Western thirds of US settled by 1890 ii This last frontier was different iii Mining frontier 1860 80 iv Cattle frontier 1865 85 v Railroads vi Indians Outline of Current Lecture 1 Three Geographic zones of Development c Industrial boom in the North i 2nd Industrial Revolution ii Causes of the boom d Last notes of the New South Movement Current Lecture Emergence of the US as a World Economic Power I Three Geographic Zones of Development c Industrial boom in the North i 2nd Industrial Revolution 1 1st Industrial revolution late1700s 2 US and Germany lead 2nd a Development of national and international transportation networks i Railroads telegraph steamships b Use of electricity 3 Based on national transportation network a Electric Power b Research and Development i R D ii Causes of the boom 1 Civil War 2 Federal Government These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute 3 Natural resources 4 Ample labor 5 Free trade within US d Last notes of the New South Movement i Southern economic increases 1 Textile production in southern staes of textiles mills increased more than 100 between 1880 1900 2 Coal production increased almost 10x 3 Railroad mileage more than doubled
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