RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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Low cost goods became more available
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Slave labor was still permitted in factories in the South
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There was an increased reliance on the domestic system in the Northeast
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Technological innovations made immigrant labor unnecessary
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Detailed explanation-1: -Industrialization, along with great strides in transportation, drove the growth of U.S. cities and a rapidly expanding market economy. It also shaped the development of a large working class in U.S. society, leading eventually to labor struggles and strikes led by working men and women.
Detailed explanation-2: -The new jobs for the working class were in the cities. Thus, the Industrial Revolution began the transition of the United States from a rural to an urban society. Young people raised on farms saw greater opportunities in the cities and moved there, as did millions of immigrants from Europe.
Detailed explanation-3: -Rapid advances in the creation of steel, chemicals and electricity helped fuel production, including mass-produced consumer goods and weapons. It became far easier to get around on trains, automobiles and bicycles. At the same time, ideas and news spread via newspapers, the radio and telegraph.
Detailed explanation-4: -Industrialization grew rapidly during the period of 1860-1900 as a result of a verity of factors . Technological advancements, monopolies, and political assistance would all contribute in making America one of the leading global powers.