July 4th, 1776, a nation was born, however, the future of the population was unforeseeable. Who they would be, what they would become, and how much the United States would grow was all a mystery waiting to be unraveled by time. The brightest thinkers molded the overall outcome. George Washington, the nation’s first president led the brigade of freedom and opportunity. Under him the United States fought against a bigger, tougher, power of Great Britain. The US had no secret to achieving success, merely ingenuity. The United States applied and adopted innovation to guide them to prosperity through the looming dangers of being a new nation. Although the Puritans’ guidelines and ideals were originally based on religious beliefs and conformity, innovation lies underneath the strict ruling and laws. Puritanism was a previously unseen and unheard of way of living. When the Catholic Church became corrupted, many immigrated to America in search of a replacement to the religion they once cherished, this group was known as the Puritans. The Puritans brought order to a new country which needed guidance and direction. The autocratic …show more content…
Factories came to a rise in the Industrial Revolution, as the United States became a leader in the steel industry because of Henry Bessemer. Bessemer created an original, more efficient way to make steel in large quantities. Andrew Carnegie went on to be the leader of the steel industry, and by utilizing Bessemer’s new steel technology, created a steel monopoly. Carnegie’s US Steel Company would have never been possible without inventive engineers striving to great lengths like those of Bessemer. The United States became the leading steel producer in the world because of Bessemer and Carnegie, creating seven percent of the world’s steel, beating Germany’s six percent. The United States innovation in engineering and big business established a consistently flourishing