Natural Resources that fueled American Industrialization
1. Iron ore: Used to create steel and pig iron. Used for railroad ties, bridges, buildings.
2. Coal: with the invention of the steam engine, coal replaced wood in fueling the steam engine and machinery used in various industries such as the steel industry.
3. Oil: The ability to use a steam engine for oil drilling started an oil boom in the United States. It helped with the creation of a Petroleum-refining industry. Transformed oil into Kerosene and later gasoline for the automobile
Lumber: Used to fuel the steam engines that were used on trains, steamboats, and in industry for the new machines being invented that ran on steam.