Rise of American Industrial Revolution: Impact on Economy and Society

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Rise of American Industrial Revolution
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RISE OF AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
The Industrial Revolution occurred over a century, which brought about changes in
the production lines. The alterations in transportation, assembling, and correspondences,
brought about modifications in the American lifestyle, which is reflected through the U.S.
history1. The Industrial Revolution comprised of a move which ignited in the United States
and transited the era from an industry which was work based in nature to a specialised and
mechanized assembling type. This was in relation to the material assembling required with
respect to the United States as by the War of 18122.
Industrialization developed in the years following the Civil War and the
Reconstruction time. Before the Civil War, America was viewed as the place that is known
for fresh chances to succeed. Western development and the faith in the Manifest Destiny of
America urged individuals to have the mettle to move to new, undeveloped terrains and
procure property empowering them to construct another life. There are many social and
industrial factors that made introduction of industrialization possible in the United States.
According to Foner (2013), these included the natural resources of the state, the new means
of transportation, mechanization and as well as the economic system of free enterprise and
laissez-faire. Hence, the given essay will be following a structured format whereby the rise of
the American Industrial Revolution will be discussed in details. The American Industrial
revolution bought about a huge changes in the given economy of the country and its rise and
impacts along with the events which took place will be reviewed accordingly.
1 Shi, David E., and George Brown Tindall. America: A narrative history. WW Norton & Company, 2016.
2 Brinkley, Alan. The Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People, Volume I. Vol. 11.
McGraw-Hill, 2015.

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RISE OF AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
Thesis Statement: The primary objective of the essay is to highlight the manner in which the
American Industrial revolution took place and to examine the different events which occurred
during the rise of the event and how these changes had an impact on the economy of
America.
The period of reconstruction in the nineteenth century experienced a massive change
in the systems of the businesses through the development of the modern economy. The
expansion of the businesses and initiation of new line of business ventures are dependent on
the advancements in mechanical systems by the late nineteenth centuries3.The mechanical
advancements in the late nineteenth centuries have contributed to the growth of the
businesses. The advancement in the technologies has resulted to the technological
progression and motorization, which has fostered the continuous growth of the American
organizations 4.The different progressive activities that aware undertaken by the white
Americans posed a threat on the wellbeing of the Natives of the nation. It has resulted to Civil
War, which brought about significant amount of change in the American culture. The
development of the nation was based on the changes in the technological aspects with gave
rise to heavy industrialization and capitalization. It resulted to the sustainable growth of the
business.
Another American Mosaic was being made by the Foreigners who descended from
parts of the world like Mexico, Asia, Europe and America (Central), they stated another
scenario. Additionally, the intensity of the Anglo-Saxon Protestants began to fade.
The things that were described as the progress, however, others respected with misgiving. In
3 Mathias, Peter. The first industrial nation: The economic history of Britain 1700–1914. Routledge, 2013.
4 Clapp, Brian William. Environmental History of Britain since the Industrial Revolution, An. Routledge, 2014.