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A Revolutionary Ideas Of The Industrial Revolution

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The Industrial Revolution made a dramatic change in the way goods were established and sold. Many businessmen expanded their markets and the way they produced goods. The outcome of this transformation resulted in much more Americans working in factories or retail instead of farming, which caused cities to grow. The economy also became less family own businesses and more corporate firms. The main industries of the Industrial Revolution were steel, petroleum, and railroads. Four men that made the railroad industry included Leland Stanford, Collis Huntington, Charles Crocker, and Mark Hopkins. The railroad was developed in California during the gold rush. Sir Henry created steel by burning impurities out of iron, his strategy was a way to bring

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