Industrial Revolution Impact On American Society
“The Industrial Revolution is the name given the movement in which machines changed people's way of life as well as their methods of manufacture.”(Lewis Hackett, 1992)After the Civil War both the North and South parts of America were left in ruins; this caused there to be a boom in business, especially the steel business. When talking about this time in American history it is important to know that this period changed the lives of everyone in the U.S for the better or worse. The Industrial Revolution forged American society and changed the way we looked at immigration, urbanization , and the west.
Initially, one of the greatest impact this revolution left on American society was its contribution to immigration, more specifically, job