one of the most long lasting effects of industrialization is the increase in cities. Gone were the days of people living in small towns and farms. what once was small cities fledged into full sprawling cities with numerous residents.
some negative effects can be:
child labor
wage slavery (workers being subjected to wages that are less than fair)
slums (neighborhoods for the working class were considered less than ideal. they lived in areas that were overcrowded and riddles with pollution).
terrible working conditions (common shifts were 6days a week for 10-15 hours per day. there were safety hazards as well)
industrialization brought about positive and negative consequences. Products were cheaper, cities flourished and more jobs were made available, but the negative consequences of child labor and poor working conditions were two very real issues courtesy of industrialization.
In the mid-1800’s, a large number of immigrants crossed the Atlantic Ocean to begin a new life in America from Europe. More than 3 million of these immigrants arrived from Ireland and Germany. Many of them were fleeing economic or political troubles in their native countries.
During this time period, technology was developing rapidly. The Industrial Revolution had begun. Larger faster steamships brought people to America by the thousands. Railroads grew and expanded. People could travel quickly and efficiently. Factories were built to produce many new products only recently invented.
With the rise of American industry, growth of the railroad system created thousands of jobs both in factories and in the construction trade.
Boston Tea Party, (December 16, 1773), incident in which 342 chests of tea belonging to the British East India Company were thrown from ships into Boston Harbor by American patriots disguised as Mohawk Indians. The merchants of Boston circumvented the act by continuing to receive tea smuggled in by Dutch traders.
