wealthy in the factories. Economics also transformed into big business owners‚ poor workers and low earning farmers in southern rural areas. The American industrial revolution made major changes to both urban and rural areas in the aspects of political‚ social and economic life. Many political parties and platforms were a result of the industrial revolution. The Populist Party emerged because of the workers wanting more representation for their rights or the lack thereof. Because of factories workers were
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Agricultural and Industrial Revolution The agricultural revolution occurred between 1750 and 1900. It was a drastic change in the methods of farming. Farmers changed the way they grew their crops and used land. In the beginning of the eighteenth century‚ farmers had stripes of land on which they grew their crops on. This system the farmers used had many disadvantages. There was some space wasted where the strips were divided‚ the drainage system was poor and farmers had to leave their land unused
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American Revolution The American Revolution fundamentally changed American society in many different ways. Americans gained independence from Great Britain and began to govern themselves democratically and deal with their own dilemmas like slavery‚ internal revolts and rights of different groups of people without foreign interference. They utilized farming as the main labor but trade and manufacturing also picked up due to the end of mercantilism and the Navigation Laws. After the Revolution there
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Not only did it help with competitors‚ but also it limited production so that the prices of products would increase. Both of these acts “were designed to address unemployment by regulating the number of hours worked per week and banning child labor” Then came along the Public Works Administration that helped improve cities. FDR believed that if you invest money on improving where people lived‚ it would help the economy as well. FDR brought attention to bring new policies on financial sector‚ this
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spending more money than they were taking in‚ resorting in a financial problem. Monarchy was the main type of government in the 1700s but it wasn’t efficient. King Louis XVI had the power to make laws and know one could say nothing about it. France’s society was all but great‚ it was divided into classes. The highest class was the government leaders‚ they lived a comfortable and fancy life making a good income. The middle class was made up of merchants and business owners they lived a well life with an
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Thatcher portrays how women were treated during the Enlightenment and Revolutions. During this time women had no voice‚ yet they used what they did have in the best way possible. Women played a significant role during the Enlightenment and Revolutions‚ though overlooked‚ they accomplished many things‚ including fighting for food in the French Revolution‚ banning alcohol during the Industrial Revolution‚ and creating a new reputation for themselves throughout it all. The French Revolution was a turning
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The Industrial Revolution opened a door of opportunity for many people during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. It created job opportunities for whole families in a way that had never been done before‚ but that did not mean that these opportunities did not have costs. In Ashley’s Mines Commission‚ testimonies of mine workers of all different ages are shared and they demonstrate further detail into some of the costs that are paid for as a result of the development of mine labor progressed
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The Industrial revolution was a period of inventions and economic expansions that occurred in Britain in the eighteenth century. With time and money efficient innovations‚ factories were on the rise and began to take over cities. Eventually‚ the Industrial revolution lead to the deterioration of working conditions for the poor. It is important to understand how the Industrial revolution shaped working conditions because the advancements that took place during this era lead to the current workplace
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was the Industrial Revolution a time for railroads and physical changes in work spaces but also for social and work dynamic adaptations as well. Factories and new relationships were built. The Industrial Revolution contributed inventions that pushed people to evolve in the way they did. The Industrial Revolution constructed positive effects by improving daily life‚ increasing thriving commercial businesses‚ enhancing society’s personality‚ and providing experiences that help ameliorate society with
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There is no question that the Industrial Revolution had an enormous impact on American society between 1870 and 1940‚ but the question is what kind of an impact did it have during this period. The overall effect of the Industrial Revolution turned out to be a positive push towards modernization in America. As Stephen Gardiner‚ a British architect and writer during the 20th century‚ said‚ “The Industrial Revolution was another one of those extraordinary jumps forward in the story of civilization
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