The Second Industrial Revolution affected the regions of the United States differently. Use this chart to compare the effects of
the revolution on the North, South, West, and Midwest. In the chart, you will identify the political, social, economic, population, and transportation changes that the revolution brought to each region.
The political, social, economic, and transportation changes that revolution brought to North, South West, Midwest are; POLITICAL In North views definitely clashed and they formed labor unions. In South, the laws which were made were hard for Africans to enjoy the transportation of railroad. In West, they faced discriminatory laws and rioting. In Midwest, they had fewer problems with the government. SOCIAL In North, there was a great gap which was between the poor and the rich. In South social changed and led to the end of slavery problems. In West social clashes arose when immigrants came looking for work. In Midwest social changed automatically. ECONOMIC In North, it was the center of industrialization and the only main factories. In South, there were weak economy factories of the cotton gin, textiles, mills, ironweak and others which made their production to remain low. In West, there was little development in industrial which were provided and materials for East which made the economy weak. In Midwest farmers, their lives were made easier by manufacturers who sold reapers which were the national center of meat, timber, and gold.Automotive industries and steel grew. POPULATION CHANGES In North when there is the rapid growth of the economy that is when workers were needed. Fifteen percent of foreign-born led to high population. In the south, there was a problem with the race because many African Americans went to work in midwest and North. In the west, there was thinly populated and settlement increased natural resources in Midwest they just obtained the land. TRANSPORTATION In North, they received their sources from the Midwest and West by the rail network. In South, they stretched railroads for transport. In West the rail network which connected distant markets which were from different regions. In Midwest distant markets where they sold there, sources were connected by the rail network.
