US History: Nineteenth-Century America

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Part A: Nineteenth-Century America
The United States witnessed industrial growth, urbanization, and technological innovation during the nineteenth century. These developments shaped the country’s economic developments. By around 1830s, the US had established a booming industrial sector in that saw farmers embrace local and international markets. Artisans observed a systematic labor division in the industries. The industrial revolutions, alongside the advanced transportation shaped America's landscape. As a result, the country could manufacture large volumes of products for domestic and global markets.The rapid change in American economic life and modes of production also led to the emergence of class divisions that promoted previously unknown socio-economic inequalities. Major cities like New York experienced an influx of immigrant workers, which diversified an already crowded population. By the 1930s, the city became home to widespread crime, poverty, and disease due to slum settlement in the area. Industrial growth and market revolution came at a human cost.[Corbett, Scott, Volker Janssen, John Lund, Todd Pfannestiel, and Paul Vickery. US History. Houston, Texas: OpenStax, 2014.] [Ibid] [Ibid] [Ibid]
Industrial Growth Success
One success witnessed in the realm of industrial growth is the innovation of textile mills. According to Corbett, Industrial manufacturing started in New England and spread to other parts of America. The wealthy merchants initially created the textile mills powered by water. With the knowledge of Samuel Slater, the first thriving cotton mill was established in the US. This success motivated others to manufacture more mills in Massachusetts and Rhodes Island. By 1807, an additional thirty mills had been created.[Ibid] [Corbett, Scott, Volker Janssen, John Lund, Todd Pfannestiel, and Paul Vickery. US History. Houston, Texas: OpenStax, 2014.]
These mills initiated new production modes. Earlier, production depended on mechanized sources. Specialized cyclic work given to wage workers replaced the previous handiwork production modes. These mills’ operations broke down the production process to essential elements, thus changing how work was done.[Ibid] [Ibid]
By 1812, towns in Rural New England had seventy-eight new textile mills. These new textile mills increased the production of fabrics in the United States. Apart from these productions, which form the backbone of America’s industrial revolution, other crafts such as shoemaking became mechanized in factories during the first five decades of the 19th century.[Ibid] [Ibid]
Railroads and robber barons were also part of the triumphs witnessed in nineteenth-century America. At the beginning of the century, the first transcontinental railroad and ensuing spur lines allowed for rapid and explosive railway growth. It also stimulated the growth of coal, iron, wood, and other materials. The railroad industry quickly became the first big business in the nation. According to Corbett, railroads increased the development of nearly every industry in the US. By 1890, they covered almost every part of the country, transporting raw materials to the factories and finished products...