THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
AMERICAN INDUSTRIALIZATION FACTORY SYSTEM AND MARKET REVOLUTION
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Immigrants were able to find highly skilled, well paying jobs within the mining and agricultural sectors of the industry.
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Although working conditions were harsh, many immigrants came to the United States in order to achieve better economic opportunities and social movement.
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Most native born Americans welcomed immigrants into the United States and offered high paying jobs in urban settings.
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Although the United States offered working opportunities, most immigrants were unable to find jobs within mining and agriculture.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Immigrants were generally more willing to accept lower wages and inferior working conditions than native born workers (Zolberg 2006: 69). Great efficiencies in production led to higher profits that could be reinvested in new technology, which led to even more production and eventually higher wages for workers.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The Industrial Revolution shifted from an agrarian economy to a manufacturing economy where products were no longer made solely by hand but by machines. This led to increased production and efficiency, lower prices, more goods, improved wages, and migration from rural areas to urban areas.
Detailed explanation-4: -During the industrialization, home life and work life became separated. Women’s role in the industrial economy took a major hit as they took on more of the “housewife” roles while men worked long hours to make money for their families.