Industrialization During The 19th Century

America had a huge industrial revolution in the late 1800”s. Many changes happened to our great nation, which factored into this. The evidence clearly shows that advancements in new technology, a large wave of immigrants into our country and new views of our government, helped to promote America’s huge industrial growth from the period of 1860-1900.

During the late 1700’s, the United States was no longer a possession of Britain, instead it was a market for industrial goods and the world’s major source for tobacco, cotton, and other agricultural products. A labor revolution started to occur in the United States throughout the early 1800’s. There was a shift from an agricultural economy to an industrial market system. After the War of 1812, the domestic marketplace changed due to the strong pressure of social and economic forces. Major innovations in transportation allowed the movement of information, people, and merchandise. Textile mills and factories became an important base for jobs, especially for women. There was also widespread

The effects leaching off of industrialization between 1865 and 1900 has many divided outcomes of prosperous pushes forward as well as hefty setbacks. During this time was the drive toward the second industrial revolution, this brought in many more immigrants to the workforce, reconstruction of the south but also the rise of money hungry industry owners (Doc. 4), turning into a movement for power being returned the people (Doc. 5). These little causes have brought much effect in the nation as it progressed it towards the future society and culture.

Thesis: All throughout the history of America, industrialization was always a big impact. Soon after the war in 1812, America's nationalism increased. This contributed to the industrialization of the United States very quickly. This time period shows a huge change from agriculture to the new industrialization. Not only did the shift impact the economy and technology it also largely affected politics in the United States. With the expansion of the market during the 18th-century the most significant effects of the market revolution were the developing sectional tensions in the US, the expansion of the market with new and improved transportation technology (making it easier and faster to transport goods), and the substantial changes in labor and production of resources.

The age of industrialization brought many changes to American society. Industrialization had a huge impact in the development of the nineteenth century. Industrialization was important because it led to new technologies and inventions that tremendously improved every day life. The technical innovations and the inventions of railroads brought people into the cities. Due to this, industries grew and more jobs were available. The need for workers put women and children into the workforce, providing cheap labor, and resulting in poor working conditions. The texts “Modern America is Born” by Milton Meltzer, “Robber Barons and Rebels” by Howard Zinn, and “Hostile Employers See Yourselves as Others Know You” by Samuel Gompers, talks about poor working conditions that happened during industrialization.

The Industrial Revolution impacted American society in a multitude of ways. In the midst of all the changes concerning the rights of African-Americans and the ending of the Civil War, America wasn’t ready for what was to come. With all of the adjustments, society had to grow to be able to fit in all of the new developments.

Industrialization was a time period where the United States experienced prosperity and many advancements in technology. Nevertheless, while many beneficial events came from this time period, there were also numerous negative outcomes. This can be seen three decades after The Civil War, where the idea that anyone could rise upwards in society with the use of hard work, thriftiness, and a bit of luck, became widespread among American citizens. However, this idea was only proven correct in individual cases, as the majority of the working class remained in the same financial position despite their strong work ethic.

In 1870 United States, with the sudden spark of Industrialization, the county’s economy made a monumental change from agricultural to the manufacturing of products. Industry expanded at an alarming rate while millions left farms and other agricultural jobs to work in mines and factories in the urban areas. It was almost as if this change happened overnight. By 1914, the United States became the world’s leading industrial nation because of the many inventors, new technologies, and the expansion of industries, which increase the production of iron and steel, as well as lumber, gold, and silver. With the creation of steel, railroad development commenced and oil and steel were now in high demand.

Industrialization, Progressive Movements and Urbanization The American society faced many industrial revolutions which always changed its outlook. With industrialization the political scenario also changed as the people started to participate more in politics and progressive movements started in which different polices and reforms were introduced which brought further change in the American society. In the late nineteenth century the American society industrialized because of the development of new technologies and one nation market. Before that consumer markets were small but the expansion of consumer market expanded the exposure of industrialists.

The United States transformed into an industrial economy in the late 19th century. An outburst of technological innovations fueled the growth of the industrial economy. The rise of industrialization in America had a more negative than positive impact on the development of American Society because of political corruption, work exploitation, and economic developments. The industrial economy brought political corruption to the United States.

During the 19th century in England and other areas of Europe and era of industrialization occurred, which led to the construction of numerous factories equipped with new machines. Significant strides in both communication and transportation occurred during this time period. These factories altered the way that products were manufactured. They took assembly out of people’s homes and into a mass production setting. Although products became cheaper and improved the standard of living for some individuals, industrialization did have its detriments. Poor working conditions were rampant in the factory setting and many employees were hurt on the job. Urbanization occurred without cities having the capacity for such a large number of individuals. As a result of this mass migration into cities, unsanitary conditions and diseases erupted. Industrialization during the 19th century in Europe made mass production possible, however, there were several adverse effects to it as well.

In this brief paper, a description of two developments of industrialization that positively affected the United States and two developments that negatively affected the United States will be discussed. An analysis of whether or not industrialization was generally beneficial or detrimental to the lives of Americans and the history of the United States will be outlined.

One of the main things that lead to the Industrialization of America, was the Embargo Act of 1807. In 1807, Britain began to blockade all of the United States’ ports. This infuriated the people of the US because there was no way for the them to get the things they needed. All

The Industrial Revolution brought about an overwhelming amount of economic change to the United States. The first Industrial Revolution started in Great Britain and in Europe in the latter part of the eighteenth century and, it then spread to the United States and Germany. The Industrial Revolution itself refers to a change from hand and home production to machine and factory (Kelly). During this time period, America was growing in knowledge. The industrialization of America involved three great developments. Transportation was expanded, electricity was effectively harnessed and many improvements were made to several industrial processes (Kelly). Although this change greatly helped the United States economy, it had both a positive and negative impact on the lives of the American people.

There is no question that the Industrial Revolution had an enormous impact on American society between 1870 and 1940, but the question is what kind of an impact did it have during this period. The overall effect of the Industrial Revolution turned out to be a positive push towards modernization in America. As Stephen Gardiner, a British architect and writer during the 20th century, said, “The Industrial Revolution was another one of those extraordinary jumps forward in the story of civilization.” While Gardiner hit the nail on the head with his quote, the part of the story that most people tend to forget is just how quickly we Americans, made that extraordinary jump forward. There were Americans, who, at one point in their life were