Impact Of The Industrial Revolution On North America In The 19th Century

Also referred to as the 1800s, the 19th century lasted from 1801-1900. The 19th century featured a second industrial revolution. It featured the growth of railways and steam ships which lead to faster means of communication. Slavery also was a dominant issue in the early 19th century. There was also growing interest in establishing national identities which eventually, led to the first world war. Napoleon formed a period of readjustment.

North America in the 19th century featured expansion. North America evolved from being largely agricultural to the world’s most prominent industrial power. A large amount of natural resources, a foundation of law, a free enterprise system, effective public education system, and immigration made North America

Along with Napoleon, the French Revolution formed a period of reaction and adjustment. 1848-1871 is dominated by a new round of revolution and unification of Germany and Italy. 1871-1914 is seen as an age of imperialism. It was shaped by new kinds of political debates and the pressures that peaked in war. On a greater scale, between 1789 and 1849 the forces of the political revolution and the impact of the Industrial Revolution impacted Europe. Between 1849-1914 an industrial society emerged, along with new forms of states and military assignments. Due to the Industrial revolution, Europe also went through an economic transformation. A lot of these economic changes are due to the large population growth extending into the 19th century. Between 1750 and 1800 countries increased between 50 and 100 percent due to the use of new food crops and the decline in epidemic disease. The large growth in population forced people in the lower class to be innovative in to find new forms of paying labor. In Britain, the steam engine was utilized. Britain generated 620,000 horsepower out of the European total of 860,000. Many western European nations soon caught up, after the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars, and Britain then generated less than half of the total European horsepower. Technological change increased production heightened demands on transportation system to move material and products. Massive road and canal building programs were a response, but steam engines were a direct result of these demands. Railroad systems were first designed to haul coal from mines. The first commercial Railroad line opened between Liverpool and Manchester in 1830. In the typical working-class family women were expected to work. Most went into domestic service, but some labored in factories. Others became prostitutes. Some women continued working after marriage. Napoleonic Wars along with French