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Essay / The Industrial Revolution in America - 1112
America has continued to expand and grow since its birth in Britain. The Industrial Revolution has had an influence on American life since its beginnings in the 1700s. Many of the effects of the revolution still affect America today. The entrepreneurs of that era and their industry are still here, even as they have shaped and molded themselves to create better products, still known for their originality. Although the Industrial Revolution began hundreds of years ago, it affected everything on a global scale, with other countries adapting to the innovations of that era. From an economic standpoint, this greatly increased money for the nation, although the nation is still in debt to other nations to this day; at the time, it grew so rapidly among other nations that it was spectacular. However, from an ecological point of view, this has had a negative impact on the environment. The industrial revolution had so many positives and negatives that it had a more neutral impact on everything. At first, nothing notable really happened, it was mostly small things related to agriculture that improved the lives of ordinary people. “Most families did not have anything to sell at the market; they had just enough for their own needs. "Until factories started booming and employment rates skyrocketed, people really couldn't get rich and live decently. As agricultural methods developed, the English of the time began to use more and more land efficiently. “Unusable swamps could be drained and used for crops. » It's absolutely amazing that at that time they were able to turn the swamps into areas to grow more crops so they could naturally make more money in the markets and become a little rich... middle of paper. .. these goods. With so much oil being extracted cheaply, almost every American citizen could burn fuel for their homes and the machines they needed; but this came at a crucial cost to the environment. Works Cited Grayson, Robert. The American Industrial Revolution. Edina, MN: ABDO Publishing Company, 2011. Jacob, Margaret. C. “Industrial Revolution”. World Book I*10 2005 ed.McLamb, Eric. "Ecology." The ecological impact of the industrial revolution. 2011. April 9, 2014. http://www.ecology.com/2011/09/18/ecological-impact-industrial-revolution/ Mitchell, Broadus and George Sinclair. The industrial revolution in the South. Baltimore: John Hopkins Press, 1930. Montagna, Joseph. A. “The Industrial Revolution” Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute.2014. April 8, 2014http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1981/2/81.02.06.x.html