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Negative Effects Of Industrialization

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“Great! Another decapitated worker, that's the 3rd one this month.” Industrialization developed in the united states as people began to find easier ways to make and acquire goods that kept costs down which led to more profit on the end of the owners of these new businesses. Industrialization was a time of great economic progress for the united states as we were finally able to evolve from the harsh labor of agricultural work and began to mass produce goods that greatly benefited our economy. Because of industrialization many people were able to find work that previously couldn’t which let to them being able provide for their families even more than they could before. Industrialization impacted workers in very extreme ways as they constantly were at risk of losing their limbs or even their lives to the machines in the factories that they worked at, and in order to support their families even had to employ their own children just so they could earn an honest living. In response many workers formed unions as an insurance policy where they could demand higher wages and the government made public schools mandatory for children so that they didn’t have to also own risk their lives in factories. However it wasn't all bad for the workers as the companies that they worked for often provided them with homes and goods to make the lives of the workers and their families just a little easier. Industrialization had a negative impact on the workers due to the vigorously harsh working

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