How Does Industrialization Affect The Workplace?

In the early nineteenth century, the United States' economy transitioned from a primarily agriculture economy to an industrial economy. The new economy was "driven by new manufacturing technology and techniques" (Keene, 268). As a result, there was an increase in the number of goods that were produced. Goods that were once only available to wealthy could now be bought by ordinary Americans. Some of these goods include, clocks, silverware and furniture. Although industrialization led to more affordable goods, many workers such as artisans experienced a decrease in their skills and pay. In addition to the creation of a workforce that was less skilled, industrialization separated the home and the workplace. Before, many artisans had workshops …show more content…
Overall, the shift from an agriculture-based economy to an industrial one influenced the workforce we have today.
Market revolution is a phrase used by historians to describe the development of the marketplace that occurred in early nineteenth-century America. It was prompted mainly by the architecture and construction of new roads and canals to connect distant communities together for the first time. The construction of new roads "allowed those previously unable to deliver farm products to the growing cities of the Northeast