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steel ---> Bessemer Process
this method could produce more steel in one day than the older techniques could turn out in one week. -
light bulb/ electricity --> Edison
thomas edison and his team made contributions by finding a filament tthat would light up without burning up. -
oil --> EdwinL. Drake
this man used a steam engine to drill for oil near Titusville, Pennsylvania, in 1859 -
pacific railway act
gave lands to railroad companies to develop a railroad line linking East and West coasts. -
homestead acts
permitted "any citizen or intended citizen to select any surbeyed land up to 160 acres and to gain title to it after five years' residence" -
transportation --> railroads
the countries first transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869. -
communication --> telegraph/ telephone
the TELEGRAPH was used to communicate over wires with electricity. the TELEPHONE was patented by alexander graham bell.