Dred Scott, a slave, had been taken to Illinois, a free state, and then Wisconsin territory, where the Missouri Compromise of 1820 prohibited slavery.
The peasants would be unable to provide enough for the quotas and so their goods were simply taken away from them and instead were given to the cities and the military. Millions of peasants as a result would starve to death and would end up moving to the cities where all of the food was being sent.
On the political front, Americans sought to expand their role in world affairs. World War 1 also led to the rise of the “Lost Generation.” This was a generation that had become disillusioned with the ideals and values of American consumer culture and political democracy.
Industrialization is a transformation away from an agricultural- or resource-based economy, toward an economy based on mass manufacturing. Industrialization is usually associated with increases in total income and living standards in a society.
