Labor unions were formed. Political views clashed. Strikes were used by miners and steelworkers to bargain with business owners used strikes. Laws were made that allowed segregation. Discrimination occurred against African Americans; they couldn’t used the new forms of transportation introduced during the second Industrial Revolution. Tension increased between white settlers and immigrants. People started riots and made discriminatory laws. Labor unions were active in cities. Social reforms came up in Illinois and Ohio. Farmers became involved in politics. Social and political campaigns were made.
People started to notice the huge gap between the rich and the poor because of the recent growth of industry. Wealthy entrepreneurs wanted to increase
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Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, & New York made more than 85% of all industrial products in 1890. The end of the war took away slavery so the south got its source of labor taken. The south developed the timber industry. Steel production increased because of the coal and iron deposits in the Appalachian Mountains. Agriculture became more efficient and encouraged settlers to get land. The industrial growth did not make as much money compared to natural resources because of the small population. The Midwest had growth in manufacturing and farming economically. Upper Midwest states were used for transport and shipping.
Rise in manufacturing economy created a greater need for workers. Cities were the main destinations for immigrants. 15% of the U.S. population was foreign by 1870. 1 in 5 industrial workers were immigrants. Most of them settled on the Northeast. African Americans left the south because they wanted to work in the new factories in the north and Midwest. They had a better chance of improving economic and social standings and earned better wages. Chinese immigrants came looking for jobs around the newly made railroads. Cities became larger. Chicago was one of the largest cities of that time