America was anxious to catch up to the vast industrial empires the Europeans already held. Financial investments as well as technological advances spurred the expansion of American industry. In addition, various legislation, including tariffs, allowed new companies to gain advantage in their respective industries.
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The expansion of the American steel industry and railroads during the civil war was made possible by Andrew Carnegie. Mr. Carnegie was a Scottish American industrialists who is known for leading the steel industry expansion.
Banking
The main priority of American foreign policy was to maximize on the production of exports. This is based on the fact that the economy mainly depended on exports.
The magna carta
Avoid conflicts between American colonists and Native American Indiansthe reason was because they wanted to make a profit by selling the land west of the appalachian mountains