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 * Estefania Gil

The industrial Revolution** was an event that changed the United States in many ways. This event lead to many causes and effects that extremely helpful to the cities financial state. The industrial revolution changed the way we produced things into making machines that would replace the manual labor of many.


 * Origins**:


 * Movement and People**: The industrial Revolution made a dramatic change among the people. Cities and towns were increasingly growing and the population of the people was also increasing. Since the industrial revolution dramatically changed the way people lived, many of the manual labor was replaced by the machines that were being made. People started migrating from the rural areas to urban areas in search of work. This lead the trading business to increase because there was more goods to trade. This movement didn't only have a positive effect. Many cities were getting over crowded and the industry also bought pollution.

Through out this time period many machines were being made to make work a lot easier and faster. In 1793, Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin which made the separation of cotton seeds from fiber much faster. This invention helped the south increase its cloth supply. When the sewing machine arrived in 1846 because of Ellias Howe, machines was now making clothes instead of people having to sow in their houses. In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell invented the phone which allowed people from different cities to communicate.One of the most famous inventors of that time was Thomas Edison who invented many things including the, the incandescent light bulb, and the motion picture.
 * Inventions :**

factories and chimneys.
 * Negative Aspects :** As you can see more and more people were migrating toward the cities. This lead to people being over crowded. In many cases many families had to live together in a small apartment because there was no room. The water system was very poor so everyone would share the outside pump which lead to spread of diseases. Since more factories were being opened, many children began to work there where a lot of unsafely issues occurred, even children who were only 6 years old began to work. The children who worked at these factories were sometimes in danger of getting hurt. The conditions of the factory where very harsh and many times there would be someone loosing a part of their body or getting injured.Factories that used their steam to power their machines caused a lot of the pollution. Dirty smoke would be covering the sky because there would be smoke coming out of


 * Positive Aspects**: Supplies where increasing and the trade movement was also. The industrial revolution was very beneficial to the country. There were many job opportunities and the prices for a lot of things decreased. Many of the poor people who were not able to get jobs had the chance to get a job easily. The goods were increasing and now people would be able to afford them without the trouble. The medical products became more efficient, the transportation improved ,there was free education. wages increased, health pensions were available and more.


 * Reactions**: Many unions gathered up to change the way things were being lead. In 1824 the right to form unions were established. These unions gathered up to create laws and regulations that would make working less dangerous especially for children Through out the time the age limit on working on factories increased and children under 9 years of age were not permitted to work. The city had to clean and make the cities cleaner and sanitary.

Without the Industrial Revolution taking place, many of the things we had today wouldn't be the same. We would be living a different life style and we wouldn't have the technology that we have now. Through out time, people gained more benefits which allowed us to improve things and make life easier and less harsh.