• The industrialization of America changed our way of life for the better and served as an introduction to modern society. • It seemed that the pros of the Industrial Revolution would outweigh the cons at first, but then the new industrial cities would come to learn that with all of this positive change it would be followed by negative effects. Pros- • people before the industrialization of America were only able to purchase goods in the city that they resided in or a nearby city, and that was if they were fortunate enough to have the means for that option. • The industrialization opened up a whole new chapter in America’s history of consumer goods; the increased production and competition led to lower prices across the board. This meant that now virtually anyone can buy the goods • …show more content…
For example, farmers and immigrants. Women and children were also included for these jobs. (This is where in my opinion women really started speaking up about inequality and would get the ball officially rolling on women’s rights due to wage issues compared to the men.) • Farmers benefitted extremely from the industrialization. It improved technology such as iron plows and steam-powered Cotton gins this granted farmers a more effective to produce more crops. Industrialization also made transportation easier and cheaper. This was very advantageous for the farmers because it made the transportation of their goods less tolling on their financial need... which in the end Gained more money for them and caused the prices for the consumer to be lower. Farmers could now support more than just their family and the local market which was known as