The early days of the Industrial revolution from 1800 to 1837 are a big change for America. It is principally a transformation in the economy due to the creations of new industries. Indeed, America shifts from an agrarian handcraft economy to a modern and technological one. However, even though the industrial changes brought economic advantages, it also brought stratification among Americans. In one side there is the working class fighting for his rights, and on the other side middle and upper class seeking their profits.
Asses the ways in which technology and industrialization and the attendant changes in American social structure altered the lives of threeof the following groups The Industrial Revolution brought great changes to the Western economy and society. Major technological innovations intensified international commercial contacts. Technological innovations helped workers with Agriculture, steam, factories, and the With Agriculture beginning to use machinery, Steam becoming a very important part of everyday life, and factories being able to put in new machinery there was an increase in the position of the government. Change did not always mean progress; with change there came a number of setbacks as well as advances for the people with agriculture beginning to use new machinery the market for food increased. They began to use machinery rather than animals and people.
Immigrants in the Gilded Age When it comes to the Gilded Age of the United States of America, there are many things that stand out during that time. One of these things was the division of labor and class, primarily between the natural born citizens and the thousands of immigrants that came to the United States during that time. The natural born citizens were used to certain rights granted to them in the beginning of the era, such as getting a good wage in the many factories that had spread across the country and being more secure in their job. The immigrants that came over, however, were willing to do the same jobs the Americans were doing only at a lower wage since they usually came to the States with little more then a suitcase and the clothes on their backs. This drove most, if not outright all, factory owners and employers to lower the wages for everybody and thus unsettle the citizens who had the job in the first place.
These people also managed to fit into the ideological and political frameworks of two of the greatest thinkers during this time period, Karl Marx and Alexis de Tocqueville. Although there were many workers who complained about the conditions they were placed in, one person who spoke out about them was William Cooper. William Cooper was a factory worker during the Industrial Revolution, whose life was altered for the worse because of his work situation. William Cooper’s testimony to the Sadler Commission from Wiesner’s book, is a great example of how bad workers during the Industrial Revolution had it. This interview begins with
Due to the substantial industrial growth labor unions were formed to protect the workers and desire for better wages plus safe working environments (AP&P, pg 248-251). In the 20th century Europeans also tried to patch up their differences. They formed treaties but there was not much success as their global domination had been undermined. United States became the world super power after defeating the Soviet
The Progressive Era The decades between 1890 and 1920 was a period of vital reform activity that historians have called, The Progressive Era. In this era millions of Americans organized in voluntary associations to come up with solutions to the many problems. Industrialization, with all its increase in productivity and the number of consumer goods, created unemployment and labor unrest, wasteful use of natural resources and abuses of corporate power. Growing cities added to the problems of African Americans versus The Social Sciences American segregation was a bitter part of American history. Even worse, though, are the securing reasons for the need of segregation and the defense of the institution.
No one really knows where wage inequality came from but there are several theories. When it comes to the building industry two major factors that lead to wage inequality are outsourcing and immigrants. The reason why immigrants cause wage inequalities is because they will work for less than the average American citizen. The only reason we outsource is to get the work done at a cheaper cost. Some believe that wage inequality was caused by educated people versus uneducated people.
This revolution was a changing point for us in history because it almost affected all of the working habits that we do in our daily lives. It took place in the 1700s and also the early 1800s. The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain and it spread through the world quite quickly. The Industrial Revolution impacted American society economically when the invention of machines to do work of hand tools. These machines must’ve taken many jobs away because if they can do it, people aren’t needed anymore.
Under existing law, as long as the documents are original, an employer cannot deny a job application who otherwise qualifies for that position. That liability exists today and creates a very unstable operating environment for employers, especially in the agriculture sector. These facts are crucial in understanding the development in our current predicament of having unknowingly hired illegal immigrants. Despite the efforts of many legislators and citizens to paint the issue as a “black and white “subject, clearly there are many other factors that make it very “grey” topic. It may be easy to dismiss all the other factors by someone who entered the U.S illegally simply broke the law and is a criminal.
Not only did everyone need to learn a new language, work had to be found in a country where the customs were different from what they were used to. Even though this country was built by immigrants, times have changed and a limit now needs to be imposed on how many new immigrants are allowed into the United States. People from many different cultures immigrated to this country. The reasons are many. Some felt there would be a better life.