Second half of the nineteenth century = 1850 - 1900
b. major technological advances
e. the industrial revolution
During this time period, people developed new technologies, one of the most impactful being steam power. They used elements to create stronger metals and new raw materials to manufacture different goods. Factories grew and the very beginning of mass producing emerged.
Answer: Work on southern plantations was done by hand, which limited how much cotton would be grown.
Before the Introduction of new agriculture technology during the industrial revolution, work on the south was done by hand cause they didn't have the cotton mill.
Because socialism in its essence promotes a more equal split and tradeoff between the amount of money and resources that exist in a society. The ideal of socialism would be that everyone would have around the same amount or take the amount he needs and give back the amount he can give, this would then produce a more egalitarian society. This is also the reason why people believed that the United States, a highly capitalistic country, would benefit from the ideas and ideals of socialism.