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The Industrial Giant
Arrives in Pennsylvania
F
romChapter 7, you learnedhow the
state of Pennsylvania slowly grew
and developed its industries. You
learned how newer, faster, and cheaper
means of transportation added to the
growth of new industries. Finally, you
studied about how business people slowly
developed our natural resources into useful
products to meet the needs of a growing
population in our state.
In Chapter 8, you will read about how
the great American Civil War started
Pennsylvania on its way to becoming an
industrial giant. Our state finally had to
change from small home-type factories to
large scale factories. Between 1860 and
1900, the industries of Pennsylvania grew
very rapidly. This time became known as
the
Age of Big Business.
In this chapter, you will discover how
several new industries helped Pennsylvania
to grow into that giant. However, not
everyonewas helped by this huge industrial
growth. You will also explore the living
conditions of workers in the cities and
children in the coal mines. Finally, youwill
read about a very sad story— the flood that
ruined the city of Johnstown.
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Many industrial factories along a river.
