<span>One of the first transformations was the shift from agricultural economy to one based on wages and the exchange of goods and services. The second transformation was urbanization. The cities grew as the jobs grew. The debate on slavery emerged as a giant issue. The issue on the rights of states did as well. The Second Great Awakening happened during this time. Westward expansion also occurred. A war on Mexico happened in 1846 to acquire Texas, California, and all land in between.</span>
<span>It established the idea of "Separate, but equal.</span>
Intergrated but uneqaul
After slave labour, americans found itself with a problem of intergrating blacks into the system, but the main headaches after 1920's was the question of equality, that led to emergence of rigorous activism.
<span>These Progressives joined with business leaders, religious leaders, and other reformers to outlaw the sale and use of alcohol, forming the "temperance movement" which, after a long period of movement, finally succeeded in passing the Prohibition law. </span>
