How did industrialization in Europe lead to Economic reforms?
Industrialisation or industrialization is the period of social and economic change that transforms a human group from an agrarian society into an industrial one. It is a part of a wider modernisation process, where social change and economic development are closely related with technological innovation, particularly with the development of large-scale energy and metallurgy production. It is the extensive organisation of an economy for the purpose of manufacturing. Industrialisation also introduces a form of philosophical change where people obtain a different attitude towards their perception of nature, and a sociological process of ubiquitous rationalisation.
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American industrial revolution was a result of many factors population growth advances in transportation and communications growth of manufacturing technology development of news systems of business organization three trends characterized the American population between 1820 and 1840 (all contributed to economic growth) population increasing rapidly moving westward urbanization reduced transportation costs, increasing economic opportunities in US, and deteriorating economic conditions in some areas of Europe helped to stimulate the immigration boom before the 1830s corporations could be chartered only by state legislatures Individual merchant capitalists were giving way to corporations Machine technology advanced more rapidly in the US in the mid 19th C than in any other country in the world Charles Goodyear discovered how to vulcanize rubber -- found over 500 uses for this Two systems of recruitment emerged to bring in labor supply to textile mills whole families recruited Lowell or Waltham system - recruited young women, introduced the use of dormitories for workers manufacturers began with relatively good working conditions but found it difficult to maintain the high living standards and reasonable attractive working conditions factories displaced many artisans early attempts to unionize were blocked by industry (large number of immigrants supplied them with cheap workers who were outside of union organization schemes) commercial and industrial growth of the US greatly elevated the average income of the American people but it was distributed unevenly (rich get richer, poor get poorer) the image of women began to change with the "cult of domesticity" guardians of domestic values, growth of a distinctive female culture no longer producers but important consumers custodians of morality and benevolence detached from the public world agriculture was becoming increasingly a part of the new capitalist economy, linked to the national and international market Reforms Movements to reform the nation reflected two impulses optimistic faith in human nature (produced the Romantic movement) desire for order and control - embodied a conservative nostalgia for better, simpler times Reform organizations had many goals: temperance, education, peace, the care of the poor, the handicapped, the mentally ill, treatment of criminals, rights of women, slavery, and many more Temperance advocated argued that excessive use of alcohol was more responsible for crime, disorder, and poverty than any other factor in society Most reform movements were trying to impose discipline on disorder Education reform centered on the effort to produce a system of universal public education - leading figure was Horace Mann Despite reform efforts the quality of public education in the US varied widely Many educational reformers wanted to impose a set of social values on children 1820s & 30s saw the rise of the first US feminist movement Seneca Falls "Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions" Early antislavery movement centered on the concept of colonization William Lloyd Garrison was an abolitionist and published his views in his newspaper the Liberator, he demanded an immediate, unconditional, universal abolition of slavery and the extension to black of all the rights of a US citizen Fredrick Douglas was an electrifying orator and publish a newspaper the North Star, he demanded freedom for slaves and full social and economic equality Abolitionist moved in many channels and spoke with many different voices "antislavery" and "abolitionism" were not always the same thing "free soilers" wanted to keep slavery out of new territories and attracted large numbers of followers in the North Uncle Tom's Cabin brought home the abolitionists message to an enormous new audience Google.
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