The desert fathers did not flee from fellowship
Saint Frances and his following respected and venerated poverty.
This means that one the one hand, they did not discourage people to them by having unnecessary riches and on the other hand poor people could identify with him and with his followers.
3 ways the industrial revolution changed America/
1. Caused more jobs all over America
2. Population shift- moving from rural agricultural to work in factories in cities
3. The rise of steam power, example: railways and steam powered machines
4. Mass production of goods, increased efficiency, reduced average costs and enabled more to be produced.