THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
AMERICAN INDUSTRIALIZATION FACTORY SYSTEM AND MARKET REVOLUTION
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the safety of workers was often ignored by business owners
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congress has passed a series of labor laws to protect the right of workers
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antitrust laws were passed in an attempt to curb the powers of monopolies
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federal government had initiated a number of welfare programs to aid the poor
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Detailed explanation-1: -“Changes and growth of industrialization in the late 19th century had overwhelmingly negative effects on American society, which included the decline of working pride, damage to the economy, poverty, and governmental corruption.”
Detailed explanation-2: -Some of the drawbacks included air and water pollution and soil contamination that resulted in a significant deterioration of quality of life and life expectancy. Industrialization also exacerbated the separation of labor and capital.
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.