History 02 01 RebeccaStPierre

2.01 Industrialization Changes America Assignment
By: Rebecca St.Pierre

Category
North
South
West
Midwest
Political
Political views often clashed because the growth of the industry also highlighted the gap between rich and poor in this region.
The government turned away from the south. Therefore the south had to do the rebuilding and reconstruction by themselves.
Faced problems, including riots and discriminatory laws when the Immigrants were willing to work for lower wages than the white settlers.
Social and political campaigns took root here. In rural areas, farmers were also politically active.
Social
When labor unions started, people demanded an increase in pay and they couldn’t give them that so it caused a major problem.
Since the Slaves were free now, the South had to rely on themselves to keep up with the plantation, some took in old slaves and offered them a deal to work for little pay.
Some immigrants from China arrived in the West looking for jobs on the expanding railroads, so they took them in and paid them less than the average white man.
The gap between the rich and poor was a source of friction. Social reform movements arose in Ohio and Illinois. It was a region in which social and political campaigns took root.
Economic or Type of Economy
The US was a Market Economy because they can still buy and sell things like they did before the Revolution.
Economy had to be rebuilt after it was hurt really bad from the impact of the Civil War.
The economy continued to be based on natural resources and did not support much on industrial growth.
They experienced an economic growth in both farming and manufacturing. Upper Midwest states became centers of industry and a hub for shipping and transport.
Population Change
Immigrants came to the US to get work, and by 1870 about 15% of the US population was foreign born.
Most people migrated North. The South was a very bad place to live at the time with limited supplies and resources.
The white folks had to share their area with the immigrants from China. They made sure they were still paid more and were better off, though!
The cities grew rapidly attracting a large number of immigrants. Chicago became one of the Nation’s largest cities during this period. More than 1 million people lived there in 1890.
Transportation
Railroads that connected cities in the Northeast.
Most of the Railways were destroyed after the Civil War so they had to rely on walking or horseback to travel.
They used railways to get place to place. Also, the railways were used to transport timber and gold from the West to the East.
The development of railways made Chicago a gateway between the East in West. Therefore, they used railways to travel.

Part 2 – Respond to the following prompt in a well-developed paragraph of your own words. Be sure to include social, political and economic factors in your response and fully address all parts of the prompt.

Explain how the Second Industrial Revolution affected the North, South, West, and Midwest. Which region would you have preferred to live in during this period? Why?

During the Industrial Revolutions, most of the areas had it’s flaws. Whether it be in transportation, jobs, political aspects, or socialism, they all had something wrong. If it was up to me, I would most prefer to live in the Midwest during this period. It seemed that they were doing the best when it came to political things with lots of people being involved. Also, that it was a center of industry and hub for shipping and transport for their economic growth and because of that, lots of people had jobs, so they were doing well. Railways were the best way to travel back then, and thats what they had, along with lots of people being passionate with what they wanted and making a point to get it done. It seemed the most well-rounded and best region and I would have loved to live there during this time!