ities in the late 1800’s had very dramatic changes during the industrial revolution, these changes were both positive and negative and had many effects towards the future. Some negative effect would be: hard labor, danger of working in the factories & strikes. The positive effects would be: steel production, & cities were rebuilt. The industrial revolution did not only change how people worked but where they worked since colonial days most Americans have lived & worked in rural areas in the late 1800’s lives of more people began to move to cities to find jobs. The jobs the people had to get were very hard, these workers worked very hard for little pay, they worked for 16hrs and got payed very little. Working such long hours made them tired …show more content…
Urban areas doubled, tripled, or quadrupled in size which led to overcrowding in cities. Sometimes a large population is a good thing, but in this case the population was too big and caused many health problems. Living conditions were dirty and unhealthy. Cities were unsanitary and diseases filled the streets. There were no sanitation codes in cities. Many citizens got very sick, t was not safe for people to live in since all the factories was putting so much smoke into it & they already were poor so they couldn’t clean themselves so people were always sick and …show more content…
In the years after the Civil War, the American steel industry grew with astonishing speed as the nation's economy expanded to become the largest in the world. Between 1880 and the turn of the century, steel production increased from 1.25 million tons to more than 10 million tons. By 1910 America was producing more than 24 million tons, by far the greatest of any country.” because of the steel production it gave many people jobs which gave them homes. Although the jobs were not always safe and were very long people still were able to make a living and care for their