timeline

  • Andrew Carnegie

    Andrew Carnegie

    he came intill the country in 1848 at the age of 12. six years later he worked his way up to become private secretary .
  • railroad

    railroad

    the railroad extended west to the mississippi river
  • Edwin L. Drake

    Edwin L. Drake

    Edwin L. Drake successfully used a steam engine to drill for oil near Titusville Pennsylvania.
  • Period: to

    industrialization

  • women eared

    women eared

    women earned an average of $267 a year nearlyhalf of men's arerage pay of $498.