How Can Skilled Workers Affect The Economy Of The 19th Century

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The 19th century was a period of worldwide population movements. Industrial workers were working on hazardous conditions, working many hours a day with very low salaries. The competition of economy of the 1800’s led to Andrew Carnegie cutting their salaries even lower. Skilled workers were replaced with machinery and unskilled workers due to owners of factories wanting to make a profit out it. Farmers were having a difficult time, due to the new inventions of machines that allowed the job to be done a lot faster. Farmers began to sell their wheat at very low prices, they also began to lose their properties due to what was happening. An economic depression began in 1873 for farmers and industrial workers. They were destroying railroads worth