What natural resources fueled industrialization in the united states?

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.

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