Industrialization In The 1800s

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The industrialisation of the United States in the 1800's influenced change in the urban areas through its rise in innovation and immigration. With inventions like the reaper, the steel plow, and the cotton gin, production of raw materials became much easier and made it much more profitable. In order to manufacture goods with those materials in large quantities, factories came into play employing mostly women and children. Due to this, the slow growth of urban cities began when more and more people moved to them in order to find work. Steamboats and railroads used wood as a source for power, and as a result, deforestation rapidly spread in the northeast. However, new transportation methods came with westward migration of citizens who would