ities in the late 1800’s had very dramatic changes during the industrial revolution, these changes were both positive and negative and had many effects towards the future. Some negative effect would be: hard labor, danger of working in the factories & strikes. The positive effects would be: steel production, & cities were rebuilt.
The industrial revolution did not only change how people worked but where they worked since colonial days most Americans have lived & worked in rural areas in the late 1800’s lives of more people began to move to cities to find jobs. The jobs the people had to get were very hard, these workers worked very hard for little pay, they worked for 16hrs and got payed very little. Working such long hours made them tired
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Urban areas doubled, tripled, or quadrupled in size which led to overcrowding in cities. Sometimes a large population is a good thing, but in this case the population was too big and caused many health problems. Living conditions were dirty and unhealthy. Cities were unsanitary and diseases filled the streets. There were no sanitation codes in cities. Many citizens got very sick, t was not safe for people to live in since all the factories was putting so much smoke into it & they already were poor so they couldn’t clean themselves so people were always sick and …show more content…
In the years after the Civil War, the American steel industry grew with astonishing speed as the nation's economy expanded to become the largest in the world. Between 1880 and the turn of the century, steel production increased from 1.25 million tons to more than 10 million tons. By 1910 America was producing more than 24 million tons, by far the greatest of any country.” because of the steel production it gave many people jobs which gave them homes. Although the jobs were not always safe and were very long people still were able to make a living and care for their
This shows how bad the businesses were doing during that time. It impacted people so much that it even impacted that way they lived. For example, parents would send their kids out on the streets to beg for food because there was limitation of food sources you could get. This situation also impacted the farmers on the country side. Like even though, the farmers could grow their own food, they had machinery and land mortgages that they couldn’t pay.
The final effect came to the railroad workers. These workers had to work under poor working conditions for very low pay. Many had to work under dangerous and bad working conditions. For example, in a class, it was mentioned that the Chinese had to use an explosive more dangerous than dynamite to make the tunnels of the railroad system. These men did the most dangerous work and were underpaid for it.
What changes occurred in the Western United States during the late 1800s? In the late 1800s, the U.S. expanded to the western part of the country which brought on tremendous change through migration and development. Before the time period which became known as the Western Expansion, the majority of the American people lived east of the Great Plains. When California became a state the country was expanded to the the Pacific coast but the land in the Midwest was still an undeveloped area.
The American Industrialization was in the late 1800’s making many things to improve the economy. The American Industrialization was caused by multiple factors, some of the factors included a growing population, a willing work force, high tariffs, among many more. These effects made people willing to work at lower wages so they can get jobs and buy American made goods. There were many outcomes of the Industrial Revolution, both positive, like improving people's lives, and negative effects, like exploitation of workers. The positive effects of American Industrialization is how it make work cheaper, employed thousands of workers, and improving people’s lives.
One of the biggest incidences in the US was immigration. There was an immense growth within the urban population due to the rise of cities quickly becoming flooded with immigrants and workers from every corner of the country. However, living in a city did not meet high expectations. In the other hand, it was place with such poor qualities. The cities were overcrowded, lacked proper sanitation as well as housing.
The release of harmful gases into the air from factories pollutes the world 's air, doing harm to the environment, further leading to global warming. Then, though it did boost many job opportunities, the living condition of the workers during the industrialization were poor. Company towns owned by business were rented out to employees. The owners forced them to live in isolated communities near workshops and forced them to buy goods with high interests. The cities were poorly constructed and crowded with people and residents.
4. The industrial revolution alters the goals, lifestyles, family life, and beliefs of both the middle class and the working class by offering and taking away opportunities to live a prosperous life. For the middle class, the industrial revolution provided them with the opportunity of becoming entrepreneurs. This in turn led them to lead a better lifestyle. They could support their families without any monetary issues.
Between the 1750’s to the 1900’s, the Industrial Revolution initiated a period of great change and advancement that transformed Great Britain from an agricultural to an industrial society. The invention of machines and new methods of production changed almost all aspects of society that continue to shape our modern lives. Changes that occurred within communication due to the Industrial Revolution in USA had fundamental impacts on economy and everyday-living. By exploring the types of change in communication, the various positive and negative impacts in both short and long-term contexts become clear. An investigation into a range of primary and secondary source evidence will reveal how these impacts ultimately affected experiences related to
It was unacceptable since the pollution was bad and kids would be
Because of this, the London became infested with pollution due to how popular these new transportation methods became. Which then increases the amount of waste products produced, and later on in future changed the clean environment
Paragraph 1: Industrialization really took of in the United States during the late 1800s and the early 1900s. Before then, America 's population had mostly lived out in the farms and ranches of the country, but that was about to change when more and more people started to move to the cities for work. Most of the people that moved, found themselves in factory jobs for the steel industry or alike, or working for the railroads. Companies could really thrive, as the United States government, adopted a policy of Laissez Faire. This is also about the time that immigration really kicked up, more and more immigrants were showing at Ellis Island, looking for a new start.
Something that was good about the industrial revolution was that there was more workers and people could get payed more. Things that were bad was that little kids could. That’s bad because kid get hurt for example, for kids who worked on farms would ride on horse rakes and easily fall off and get crushed. Kids would get overworked after working 12 hours a day.
Undoubtedly, America has confronted many adversities throughout its history. Moreover, during the course of these challenges America prevailed, and ultimately formed a nation that has the ability to continuously adapt. There exists a myriad of examples that would support this claim; however, this essay will focus on four major events occurring between the 1860’s and 1920’s. The first event is how the American social status changed before and after Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. The second event is how the Civil War played a role in creating a need for Reconstruction, and how Reconstruction culminated in the Industrial Revolution.
Political corruption combined with enormous numbers of emigrants added to the filth problem of the city because the political was taking advertences of the emigrant’s making them share one small apartment which would also be their living and work space so a lot of the times there were two families in one small apartment and one of their rooms would become a sweatshop were they would make clothes and things in so it was making it hard to live in with some many people and the political only cared about money instead of the families like it should of be about .also having the emigrants coming over all the time was adding to the filth because they were being they pets over and letting them stay in the apartment and also they were being things like
The Industrial Revolutions impact on society in Britain. Progress in technology and the economy, led to big changes in society during the industrialization. The industrial revolution started in Britain at the end of the 17th century, and caused increasing population, wealth and power. How were the working conditions, for people and children? How were the living conditions for the less wealthy?