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But the work in such factories was often dull and dehumanizing, and until child labor and worker's compensation laws were passed, horrific abuses often occurred within factory walls.
The boon of technology for American labor, and the diversification of American society are interlinked. Without American industrialization, America would not have proven such an attractive nation for Irish, Italian, German, Asian, and other waves of immigrants seeking to find refuge from persecution and poverty in their native lands. Some of these immigrants, or their children, became quite wealthy as a result of American technology and industrialization. Even those who did not financially prosper beyond their wildest dreams added their cultures to America, in the form of more diverse foods and products. Every time someone orders in Chinese, orders a Guinness, or celebrates St. Patrick's Day, they are experiencing part of the legacy of American industrialism and technological expansion.
But for all of the mobility propagated by industrialization, even today, as the result of technological entrepreneurship, the rich continue to get richer and the poor get poorer. The so-called digital divide has only broadened, as the richest man in the world, Bill Gates, profits off of his technological system, but the poorest of the poor cannot even afford basic necessities, much less a computer. Although new communicative technology and means of travel, such as the telephone, telegraph, trains, airplanes, cars, the Internet, etc. have brought Americans closer together...
Industrialization has allowed for the creation of increased wealth, but also increased speculation -- as witnessed by the collapse of the American economy during the Great Depression. Even the most recent boom and bust, that of the notorious dot.com bubble was propelled by the belief that technology held the promise of infinite profits.
Of course, technology has improved many American's lives in much smaller ways. Technology has made it easier for the disabled to be mobile and employed in mainstream society, and helped many people fully recover from formerly terminal illnesses, like a heart attack or cancer. Technology like the washing machine has made life easier and even people who despise technology find it difficult to completely divest themselves of modern conveniences. Technology and industrialism's impact upon American society is pervasive, at times invisible, and no matter how ambivalent one might be about their existence, their rate of innovation unlikely to slow in at any foreseeable time in the near future.
Tucker, deputy sheriff of said county, from giving and securing to the said Robert R. Smith and others, naming them, the due and equal protection of the laws of said state, in this, to-wit, that at and before the entering into said conspiracy, the said Robert R. Smith and others, naming them, were held in the custody of said deputy sheriff by virtue of certain warrants duly issued against
The truth is that the forefathers were actually quite surprised at the effect that the signing of the Constitution had created in America; at the democratic society and government that resulted after the ratification of the Constitution. The ratification in itself was a long one, and it involved in essence the perusal of the written Constitution by each state for ratification purposes, for which each state was required to create
President Thomas Jefferson offered Napoleon the emperor of France $2 million dollars for the region around the mouth of the Mississippi River, which included the port of and city of New Orleans. Ohio Valley farmers relied heavily on admittance to New Orleans, and President Thomas Jefferson wanted to guard these farmers, because they sent their crops down the Mississippi River to New Orleans, from which ships took the products
Concurrently, while the agrarian sector and movements suffered from the effects of urbanization and the nation's laissez faire form of government, cities flourished as more and more economic progress happened in the area of industrialization. New technology allowed new industries to flourish; increased immigration made possible the increasing mandate of political groups and movements and policies that supported the path towards industrialization and urbanization. Railroads became a cause for faster
In years to come, the slavery system would be abolished and African-Americans would eventually achieved equality in their own country and with their fellow white Americans, demonstrating the 'balanced' role that the U.S. government assumed in ensuring that Americans' interests are taken into consideration without causing detriment to other groups and individuals (pro or against the slavery system). Slavery is just one aspect of America's history wherein balanced representation of
Ultimately, Grant may be remembered as one of America's best generals. He is still the only general in history to capture three separate armies, and he presided over Lee's surrender at Appomattox in April 1865. He was also a fair man who treated the Confederates well during their surrender. He was simply determined not to allow the South to be victorious. He sometimes misjudged his generals, and perhaps left some