The Role Of Industrialization In The Late 1800s

The Civil War 1861-1865 was a dispute of sectional differences, from the results of the ratification of the Constitution in 1789, due to the issue of slavery and states’ rights. Although slavery was abolished, it didn’t give slaves rights, not until the Civil Rights Act of 1875. Although there significant changes happening, one of the most important would be the American Industrialization, which helped prosper the United States of America.
1875- The Civil Rights Act was passed by a vote of 162 to 99, it was introduced by Senator Charles Sumner, an advocate for black civil rights. The purpose of the original bill was to outlaw racial discrimination in juries, schools, transportation, etc. Sumner had original purpose the act back in 1870, which

While it was still growing industry changed really quick, machines increased production, it replaced hand labor, railways distributed most of the production at a rapid pace. Cities grew at a rapid rate, the industrial growth had a major effect on American life’s, businesses were rapidly growing and developing in cities, as a result many families changed their way of life for a better future, they moved to the city, which then later turned those cities into big industrial cities. After the civil war machine use spread through manufactures this gave them and workers a great opportunity to develop goods at fast rate, compared to hand labor. Many manufactures hired employees by the hundreds, each worker was assigned a specific job in the production process. The Inventors created, and business leaders produced and sold, a variety of new products. The products included the typewriter (1867), barbed wire (1874), the telephone (1876), the phonograph (early form of record player) (1877), the electric light (1879), and the petrol-engine car (1885). Natural resources America's rich and varied natural resources played a key role in the rise of big business. The nation's abundant water supply helped power the industrial machines. Forests provided timber for construction and wooden products. Miners took large quantities of coal

Immigration plus natural growth caused the U.S. population to more than double during the same period, rising from about 40 million to about 100 million. Mining companies used them to ship raw materials to factories over long distances quickly. Manufacturers distributed their finished products by rail to points throughout the country. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. These developments, along with the telegraph, provided the quick communication that is vital to the smooth operation of big business. The business boom triggered a sharp increase in investments in the stocks and bonds of corporations. As businesses prospered, people eager to share in the profits invested heavily. Their investments provided capital that companies needed to expand their operations. New banks sprang up through the country. Banks helped finance the nation's economic growth by making loans to businesses. After the Civil War, Americans in the South faced the task of rebuilding their war-torn society. The South lagged behind the rest of the nation economically. Some industry developed