American Industrial Revolution (1870-1920)
The American Industrial Revolution (1870-1920) changed the United States citizens from an agricultural people to one that was highly industrialized. They began to performed much of their work in factories and on machines. This transition took fifty years and caused a dramatic change in the nation's economic history.Many changes came about during the American Industrial Revolution (1870-1920). In 1870, the United States' population was approximately 36 million people. 70 percent of the population were farmers. In 1900, the population of the United States had been estimated at over 80 million people. This was partly due to the better life people were living because of the technological and medical breakthroughs of this era. Also, a big wave of immigrants came to the United States during this time. Between the 1880*s and 1920, a large group of people from the Jewish faith migrated from Russia and settled in the lower east side of New York City. Between 1880 and 1914, there was a big influx of people from Italy to the United States(about 3.6 million people came from Italy}. From the 1840's to 1900, it was estimated that 3.5 million Irish people migrated the United States. The Americans were also becoming more educated during
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