The Industrial Revolution: The American Revolution Between 1820 And 1840
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In general, the American’s businesses started expanding between 1820 and 1840 from farming communities into mill towns. For the most part, farming was the main resource for Lowell, Massachusetts which was passed down from generations to generations. However, the American economy experienced the beginning of industrial revolution (Brinkley, 2014, p. 246). This industrial revolution transformed in all counties, states and countries. The increase in population was key figure in the industrial revolution as new migrants started to arriving with new technologies, different skills sets, and different cultures. The American dream was becoming more promising to everyone around the world and they all wanted a piece of the dream to become successful. Furthermore, the American Revolution this help …show more content…
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the american economy experienced the beginning of the industrial revolution, which transformed all counties, states, and countries.
- Explains how the american revolution changed the landscape of small towns, counties, and major cities including lowell massachusetts for the future.
- Explains that the turnpike era was the major transportation in the american revolution. the erie canal was a ditch forty feet wide and four feet deep, with towpaths along the banks for horses and mules.
- Explains that the american revolution brought major changes that impacted america between 1820 and 1840.
The American Revolution between 1820 and 1840, change the landscape of small towns, counties and major cities including Lowell Massachusetts for the future. The population growth was steadily advancing due to increase of immigrants and the local increase birth rates contributed to increase population. Similarities, life in the small towns was changing dramatically because of the major improvement in the infrastructure. For the most part, farming was the small towns’ main source income for generations and generations. The vast majority of the land was passed down in the family from parents to children down to grandchildren. The seasonal income was allowed to provide income to their families and hired field workers. The income was enough for the families to provide shelter food for their love ones and enough to sustain them until next crop season. Therefore, the American revolution was a major shock for most and in this essay, I will discuss how the American industrial revolution was a result of advance transportation and communication systems, the growth of manufacturing technology, and the increase population
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- Explains that the industrial revolution began in the late 1700’s in great britain then after a year decades jumped across the atlantic to the united states.
- Explains that the cotton gin, the steel plow, and the telegraph revolutionized the manufacturing industry.
- Explains how the rise of factories made large scale production possible and reshaped how americans lived and worked.
- Explains the impact of the industrial revolution on american society and the structure of society itself. 4.2 million immigrates moved to the united states between 1840 and 1860.
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- Explains that the industrial revolution in america began in the mid-eighteen hundreds after the civil war. the advancement in machinery and manufacturing on a large scale changed the structure of the work force.
- Explains that lewis hine was influential in bringing public awareness to many social issues of his time.
- Explains that before the rise of industrialization, wives and mothers made clothing at home. they would spin their own yarn and make their families’ clothing.
- Explains that after the civil war, the south didn't want to rely on the north for all their textile needs despite the north being the major textile manufacturer. cotton mills were built along rivers for hydropower, usually in rural areas.
- Explains that mill owners did not rely on slave labor for their work force. the price of purchasing enough slaves to fill the many factory positions was too high.
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- Explains that mill owners, in an attempt to supervise all aspects of their workers lives, constructed towns near the factory specifically for them. rocky mount, north carolina was one of these mill towns.
- Explains that the avalon mill in madison, n.c., is an example of a mill village. mill owners controlled every aspect of their workers' lives.
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- Explains how the mill owners hired local carpenters to construct houses, which were rented to the workers. the owners set the rent at fifty cents to a dollar per room.
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- Explains that mill owners eagerly used children as workers. they learned new skills quickly and their small hands were good for reaching into the machines to dislodge jammed equipment.
- Analyzes how children of mill workers attended school for a brief time before taking their place at the machines. mill villages had the best teachers available because mill owners paid them so well.
- Analyzes how lewis hine's photograph depicts mill workers in bynum, n.c., dressed in baseball outfits with their coach, the mill owner, standing prominently next to them.
- Analyzes how the mill village community was an important aspect of workers' life. mill owners saw themselves as the patriarch of one large family, helpless without them.
- Analyzes hine's poignant photograph, "doffers at the bib mill no. 1," which shows a little boy standing barefoot on top of the dangerous machine.
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- Analyzes how the mill village's poor housing, sanitation, streets, and educational institutions caused an obvious conflict between workers and management, which could often lead to strikes within the community.
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- Explains that reformers and activists tried to bring the workers' plight to the middle class public, who might have otherwise been oblivious to it.
- Analyzes how mill workers resented interference by reformers. they believed their children had to work so the family could afford to eat.
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- Explains that many old mills stand empty and abandoned, scattered throughout the south. some have been remodeled and turned into quaint shopping centers like the carr mill mall.
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- Explains how the industrial revolution changed american society and economy into a modern urban-industrial state.
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- Explains that the mid-19th century was a major turnaround in the history of the united states. the industrial revolution changed the people's way of living in america from hand and home productivity to machine and factory.
- Analyzes how howard zinn's view on the industrial revolution focuses more on war, on how people go against each other for the sake of interests.
- Analyzes how 's example shows how horrifying the civil war is in 1849. he shows the reality of america straight to the point, though probably too extreme since his book focuses on giving the idea of conflict in just about everything.
- Analyzes how tindall and shi's view on industrial revolution is lighter than zinn’s as they write almost all the positive aspects like regular history books. they focus on how the americans became a successful country.
- Analyzes how s make the idea of child labor diplomatic. they make it sound like fairy tale where children were only forced to work because they are going to starve to death if they do not help their parents.
- Analyzes how paul johnson's book, a history of the american people, is different from the other two because it was written by a person from another country.
- Opines that america's ability to transform immigrant millions into self-confident citizens, wealth creators, and social and cultural assets was the essential strength of the expanding republic.
- Analyzes how paul johnson sees america as a country that uses intelligence, skill, strengths and persistence to reach its goal. he describes the good and bad effects of the industrial revolution to america.
- Concludes that the industrial revolution promotes freedom to people, which makes the united states what it is today.
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- Explains that the industrial revolution began in england around 1760, but the effects were never fully felt until around 1830.
- Explains that samuel slater's plan for textile mills saved time and increased the production rate of textile goods. with population sprouting across the east coast and the discovery of gold in the west, man was pushing ever more with the development of new ways to spread across america.
- Explains that andrew carnegie revolutionized the transportation of goods and products across the nation with his transcontinental railroad.
- Analyzes how the industrial revolution has affected america since it began in the 1700s. it has impacted everything on a global scale with other nations adapting from innovations.
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In this essay, the author
- Opines that the industrial revolution triggered positive and negative emotions in the early nineteenth century.
- Analyzes how the conditions of the factories were horrifying and alarming, and the hours children worked were just as bad.
- Analyzes how the environment of the industrial workers was unhealthier than that of slaves on a plantation in southern united states.
- Cites cobbett, william, in frader, the industrial revolution, pp. 60-62. tierney, brian, donald kagan, and leslie pearce williams.
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