The industrial revolution brought the United States to where we are today. Specifically it helped create more jobs and easier manufacturing. It also helped the economy of the west improve greatly. With all the new inventions people started to become more creative and open to newer ideas. It also helped communication and transportation which was a big deal since we had acquired a ton of new land.
It supposed ended discrimination, but it did not actually stop it. This is when the statement "separate, but equal" came in because of the Civil Rights Act at an attempt to separate African Americans from whites.
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