Industrial Revolution

A detailed Summary of Industrial Revolution

During the period from 1865 to 1920, the industrialization of the United States led to many changes. Three areas that exhibited much change were those of urbanization, labor, and business organization. This period of industrialization led to tremendous growth of businesses and the need for skilled labor within the factories. At the same time there were a large number of people migrating from rural parts of the country to more populated areas such as New York or Boston.

Small businesses as well as big businesses have been changed because of the industrialization of America. Farmers needed to get their crops to the market and depended upon new supplies to continue production. Because of great expansion after the Civil War, a faster, more efficient method of transporting goods was necessary in order to link the spanning nation. The solution was the railroad system. Once the problem of standardizing time was solved and a universal rail gauge was developed, the railroad system became the leading force in transportation and increased the number of customers that businesses could reach. Newly founded businesses saw the opportunity that these railroads provided and quickly began to build lines of their own with land given to them by

il lines for shipping goods on. Another way company owners increased their profits and expanded their business was by creating a monopoly. J. P. Morgan, who was already in the railroad business, bought a steal company from Andrew Carnegie and used it to produce steal for his railroads. By doing this he then owned everything that he would need to build a railroad, thus allowing him to basically build them for free. John D. Rockefeller and other "Captains of Industry" used "trusts" and "helding companies" to get around laws against conspiracy. Others bought out smaller businesses and upgraded them just as Morgan did. Morgan also made money by selling

Labor, at the time, was unregulated and many people worked long, hard hours in the factories under terrible conditions. Depending on the type of job a person had, it could be deadly. Mining, drilling, and even steal factories were extremely unsafe because of the poor equipment and dirty environment. Workers sometimes labored for more than twelve hours a day and women and children made up more than half the work force. Most of the time workers were under paid and over worked. Many immigrants were also employed within factories because they were willing to work for very low pay and the jobs didn't require special skills. As conditions grew worse the workers began to go on strike demanding that their wages be raised but were replaced by others known as strikebreakers. In 1872 in New York City over 100,000 builders went on strike demanding higher pay and fewer hours. It took over a month, but they eventually won. More and more frequently workers went on strike demanding ra

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