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American people used natural resources to trade and make money. Since our country had tons and tons of natural resources we were able to trade with people who did not have them, this gave us money. Many people wanted natural resources because they were an efficient way of having heat and energy and are used to meet “people’s needs”. The demand was high and America could fulfil the demand for raw materials such as oil, natural gas, and coal. America not only became rich through their “abundance natural resources”, but were able to expand because they had everything they needed to survive. Natural resources “helped fuel the U.S growth during the Industrial Revolution”. The Industrial Revolution was the time period where people changed their habits of work and started to use machines. Since we had natural resources to fuel the machines we were able to get work done much more efficient. This allowed the Americans to focus on developing their society instead of surviving. Natural resources provided Americans with supplies for survival and trade to make good money. Both of these components combined together helped America become one of the “most developed” countries in the