Discuss The Causes And Effects Of Industrialization In America
There were many direct causes and effects of Industrialization in America. Some effects were immediately after the revolution like urbanization and increased transportation. Some causes were as simple as improved technology and a strong, stable government. Industrialization even affects us today.
Industrialization first began with the agricultural revolution, which was basically landowners buying small farms and getting a huge profit. With the agricultural revolution, also came crop rotation. Crop rotation allowed farmers to use soil for not just one type of nutrient. This improved farming methods and also made some inventions. Jethro Tull invented two major contributions to the revolution: the seed drill and horse hoe. As a result of the big improvements in agriculture the population grew, and production went from farms to factories.
To start off, the Industrial Revolution was the changes in the economy and society by new manufacturing in England that began around 1760 and ended in the 1820s. Industrialization began in Britain because they had so many natural resources like, sea ports, iron, and coal. They had enough money to invest in this kind of production. Lastly, they had many entrepreneurs that weren’t …show more content…
One would be urbanization, the building up of cities. Which would’ve been a good thing, but it ended with overpopulation and unsanitary living conditions. Laissez faire policies resulted in no laws of restriction for businesses. Which meant that business owners didn’t care about the safety of their workers, they cared about the profit going into their pockets. There were no health laws, women and children were used, and the wages were next to nothing. There was also the rise of reform movements like, liberalism, socialism, and Marxism. There were some good long term effects including the expansion of public education and the growth of the women’s
Industrialization first began with the agricultural revolution, which was basically landowners buying small farms and getting a huge profit. With the agricultural revolution, also came crop rotation. Crop rotation allowed farmers to use soil for not just one type of nutrient. This improved farming methods and also made some inventions. Jethro Tull invented two major contributions to the revolution: the seed drill and horse hoe. As a result of the big improvements in agriculture the population grew, and production went from farms to factories.
To start off, the Industrial Revolution was the changes in the economy and society by new manufacturing in England that began around 1760 and ended in the 1820s. Industrialization began in Britain because they had so many natural resources like, sea ports, iron, and coal. They had enough money to invest in this kind of production. Lastly, they had many entrepreneurs that weren’t …show more content…
One would be urbanization, the building up of cities. Which would’ve been a good thing, but it ended with overpopulation and unsanitary living conditions. Laissez faire policies resulted in no laws of restriction for businesses. Which meant that business owners didn’t care about the safety of their workers, they cared about the profit going into their pockets. There were no health laws, women and children were used, and the wages were next to nothing. There was also the rise of reform movements like, liberalism, socialism, and Marxism. There were some good long term effects including the expansion of public education and the growth of the women’s