Industrialization after the Civil War
Industrialization after the Civil War
John E. Brown
Strayer University
HIS 105- Contemporary U. S. History
Professor Anthony McCormack
November 9, 2014
Industrialization after the Civil War
When the Civil War was declared over, the United States became a better nation because of the Constitutional Amendments that were passed outlawing slavery and giving the government as well as the state the ability to serve and protect everyone. This paper will also show major aspects of industrialization and its effects that it had on the U.S. economy. The three (3) major aspects of industrialization between 1865-1920 that influenced the economy was (1) Urbanization, Industrialization and urbanization went hand in hand. By the 1900, more than a third of Americas’ people lived in cities and during that time most cities offered large numbers of workers for new factories. It was stated that the number of Americans that were living in the city had increased from 10 million to 54 million. The second (2) major aspect of industrialization was the building of the railroad. In 1862, which I realize is three years before the beginning year that is in question; one must speak of the passing of the Pacific Railroad Act by Congress. This act authorized the construction of a transcontinental railroad. Before 1871, around 45,000 miles of railroad track had been completed. Between 1871 and 1900, approximately 170,000 miles of railroad were added, much of this happened because of the building of the transcontinental railroads. During the early 1900’s, most of the nation’s railroad was in place. What this did was it opened the way for items to travel from the East Coast to the West Coast at a faster and more reliable pace. The Third (3) major aspect of industrialization was the Immigration; I have always felt that the Industrial Revolution in the United States helped attract more immigrants to this country than we care to speak of. Immigrants have it
John E. Brown
Strayer University
HIS 105- Contemporary U. S. History
Professor Anthony McCormack
November 9, 2014
Industrialization after the Civil War
When the Civil War was declared over, the United States became a better nation because of the Constitutional Amendments that were passed outlawing slavery and giving the government as well as the state the ability to serve and protect everyone. This paper will also show major aspects of industrialization and its effects that it had on the U.S. economy. The three (3) major aspects of industrialization between 1865-1920 that influenced the economy was (1) Urbanization, Industrialization and urbanization went hand in hand. By the 1900, more than a third of Americas’ people lived in cities and during that time most cities offered large numbers of workers for new factories. It was stated that the number of Americans that were living in the city had increased from 10 million to 54 million. The second (2) major aspect of industrialization was the building of the railroad. In 1862, which I realize is three years before the beginning year that is in question; one must speak of the passing of the Pacific Railroad Act by Congress. This act authorized the construction of a transcontinental railroad. Before 1871, around 45,000 miles of railroad track had been completed. Between 1871 and 1900, approximately 170,000 miles of railroad were added, much of this happened because of the building of the transcontinental railroads. During the early 1900’s, most of the nation’s railroad was in place. What this did was it opened the way for items to travel from the East Coast to the West Coast at a faster and more reliable pace. The Third (3) major aspect of industrialization was the Immigration; I have always felt that the Industrial Revolution in the United States helped attract more immigrants to this country than we care to speak of. Immigrants have it
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