Industrial Revolution Impact On American Society
“The Industrial Revolution is the name given the movement in which machines changed people's way of life as well as their methods of manufacture.”(Lewis Hackett, 1992)After the Civil War both the North and South parts of America were left in ruins; this caused there to be a boom in business, especially the steel business. When talking about this time in American history it is important to know that this period changed the lives of everyone in the U.S for the better or worse. The Industrial Revolution forged American society and changed the way we looked at immigration, urbanization , and the west.
Initially, one of the greatest impact this revolution left on American society was its contribution to immigration, more specifically, job
opportunities. For example, during the industrial revolution more and more immigrants were arriving to this thriving new land where their hopes and dreams could come true. These brave people came from places like: China, Poland, Russia, and Italy. Many of these people wanted to become wealthy, so they found jobs as railroad workers, in factories, and as textile workers. Since a lot of these people were taking this chance, America had to adjust their communities to embrace all these immigrants.
An equally important impact that the industrial revolution left on American society was its ability to morph our cities. This can be still be seen today. As more and more people left their home countries and migrated over to the land of the free, more and more land was being occupied. Because of all the unavailable space in cities architects needed to find a way to make more space; this new form of housing was called skyscrapers which was possible because of steel.
Initially, one of the greatest impact this revolution left on American society was its contribution to immigration, more specifically, job
opportunities. For example, during the industrial revolution more and more immigrants were arriving to this thriving new land where their hopes and dreams could come true. These brave people came from places like: China, Poland, Russia, and Italy. Many of these people wanted to become wealthy, so they found jobs as railroad workers, in factories, and as textile workers. Since a lot of these people were taking this chance, America had to adjust their communities to embrace all these immigrants.
An equally important impact that the industrial revolution left on American society was its ability to morph our cities. This can be still be seen today. As more and more people left their home countries and migrated over to the land of the free, more and more land was being occupied. Because of all the unavailable space in cities architects needed to find a way to make more space; this new form of housing was called skyscrapers which was possible because of steel.