During the Industrialization of Western Europe c.1700 C.E- 1900 C.E there was a major social and economic transformation and as well as a technological advancement yet Western Europe maintained ingenuity. Changes and Continuities included technology (changes in technology), urbanization (a change from people living in rural area to urban area) working conditions (poor working conditions remained the same) and women role (a light shift in women roles within society, it changed from the typical stay at home mum to a working mum, however despite participation in the revolutions women continued under the dominance of men). Although there were was much continuity, the changes during the industrialization outweighed the continuities. The Industrial Revolution began in…
Social and Cultural Factors In Andrew Jackson’s letter, he explains how the continuation of a government system is a great progress that helps organize America as a whole. The American government was succeeding in removing many Indian tribes from the white settlements. This was a great advancement for America as the tribes began to realize the benefits of moving to a new location, which helped expand the civilized land area in America.…
We can assess the position of U.S. in world affairs, especially in Latin America, by looking at our history and how our country is today. Back in the late 1800s - early 1900s, was the beginning of the supremacy of the United States. From industrialization, to imperialism, to economics and politics. The United States has a huge impact on the world as well as the world has impacted America.…
The Civil War, government support, and technological breakthroughs were the reasons why America’s industrialization expanded. During the Civil War there was a high demand for food, clothing, shoes, weapons, and other commodities. The government offed big contracts to those suppliers which in turn fueled farmers and manufactures. Congress offered generous incentives to the Union Pacific Railroad and Central Pacific Railroad to expand railroad tracks, and the government were also big supporters of scientific training and research. The need to transfer perishable goods to soldiers during the Civil War led to the creation of refrigerated railroad cars, and then abundance of technological breakthroughs.…
During the westward expansion of the 1860’s and 1890’s geographical maps show that railroad connections played a huge role in growth. During the early 1860’s when railroad connections also known as the “Transcontinental Railroad” were in the beginning stages, states did not develop at a high rate of speed. Amplifying the railroad connections bolster the reach of products fashioned agriculturally both for the production and sale. Increasing railroad connections west of the Mississippi River also stimulated the enlargement of city populations due to agricultural advancements.…
1. What are some of the long-term causes of the American Civil War (1800s-1850s)? Please give at least 2 examples. The American Civil War was driven by long-term causes and short-term causes.…
The Jungle During the 1880-1910 times, a lot of tragic events occurred relating to urbanization, industrialization, and immigration. Workplace safety, treatment of immigrants, and child labor were events that changed America as a whole the worst way possible. Numerous of areas in the United States were settled as a trading post and transportation routes. As the industries and technology improved, cities in America became the center of products.…
The U.S. expansion in the 1800s was not very justifiable, especially because the Americans’ best reason for doing so is Manifest Destiny. Whether by controversially expanding the country through democracy or by force, Americans and Mexicans alike saw that the US expansion into areas such as Florida and Texas were invasions permitted by God, instead of the stronger federal army’s strength. Especially during the Mexican-American War, President Polk used a few Americans’ deaths along patrolling the Rio Grande an act of terrorism, prompting years’ worth of bloodshed. Additionally, US expansion often included expensive purchases for lands such as the Louisiana and Gadsden Purchases, which perpetuated the country into further debt along with the…
There many different occasions which has occurred in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s that had to do with the topic of American Expansion. Two of the more popular examples of American Expansion is buying Alaska and The Purchase Of Hawaii. The purchases have impacted the whole topic of American Expansion. One of the important purchases was alaska. The previously owned land from russia was now bought from the country of America.…
Urbanism in the United States was impossible to avoid for a variety of reasons. One of those reasons was the new opportunities the city had to offer many individuals because of the growing development of the city. Urbanism for instance, brought many new opportunities from employment, lifestyle, and changes to the city. A new experience many people had never seen before or had access to. Urbanism aside from all the different opportunities it brought to the city with the new developments created a rapid expansion in population with the growth of home developments, rural places, and new job developments.…
Now that crops could be shipped across the country, small local farmers were in competition with large specialized “cash crop” farms who produced their crops in massive quantities. And because the railroad was the only shipping option, their rates were extremely high which added to the debt of many farmers. The combination of the growing technological advances and increasingly difficult field of agriculture, turned the American society into a very industrialized one.…
Large scale industry boomed in the late 19th century as a result of the growing urbanization and immigration of the expanding metropolises of America. Historians often refer to this period of time as the “Gilded Age” from a Mark Twain novel of the same name with details of a time with growing societal problems with a light golden surface. While the industry provided many jobs for the American workforce, the employers handed these jobs to immigrants and other minority groups for extensive work hours and little pay in relation. The South had their cotton and textile mills that former slaves and poor whites would work whereas European immigrants would flock to the North to work in factories. These mills and factories were often led by a select…
America from after the Civil War up until the 1890’s is described as being the period of time that was golden on the outside, but if you scratch the surface corrupt underneath. This period is known as the Gilded Age, which is a term invented by a famous American author Mark Twain. During the Gilded Age, America was facing serious social problems. These problems were being masked by the advancements of the new modern nation it was turning into. This era is significant because there is no event that solely occurred that resulted in defining the Gilded Age.…
Many inventions played key roles in American expansion. Canals and railroads set a path connecting towns and settlements. Trains and boats featuring steam engines carried goods needed to sustain life and luxury in these places. The tin can made it possible to transport previously perishable goods. Although all of these made expansion possible, one invention in particular made southerners want to expand; the cotton gin.…
During the late 19th to early 20th century, the United States made a transition from an agricultural economy to an industrial economy. The new inventions and methods increased the efficiency of production also created many job opportunities. However, the labor workers were exploited, women were mistreated and industrialization led to overcrowding cities. The growth of the industrial economy had many impacts on society. Although the economy was distinctly benefitted by industrialization, this did not come without a cost.…