History 105Dr. Patrick Graham | Industrialization after the civil war | | | Marcus Williams | 11/3/2014 |

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This paper will discuss the effects the Industrial Revolution had on the American economy, society and politics. Also this paper will talk about many different groups affected by the revolution as well as the influences it had on the average working American. The Industrial Revolution was an influential era, it changed the lives of many American citizens, transforming numerous of jobs, businesses and traditional American culture. This period altered the way of life in America thru innovative but dominate business practices, intense working conditions and alterations to political indifferences.
Although the nation was on the verge of modifications after the civil war this revolution made a dramatic change throughout America, The focus was on transitioning America’s economy from unadventurous human and animal power to new imaginative mechanical power. Businesses quickly turned into large corporations, helping to improve access to food, material wealth and new technologies ultimately developing a more powerful economy (Shultz, 2014). Society was another aspect that changed through the Industrial Revolution; many Americans left farming and even had to shut down their own small businesses to find work in factories since the creation of machines made less people needed for farming (Shultz, 2014). Politics were also affected by the industrial Revolution, many things were in dire need of change, however when things did change instead of making alterations for the poor and working class they leaned more towards the interest of businesses. Helping big businesses was far more beneficial than helping the poor, without a doubt this began to give politicians a bad reputation.
As the country continued to expanded wealthy businessmen saw this time as an