Societal Effects of the Americ

The American Industrial Revolution had many profound and indelible effects on American society. The enormous expansion of American business and industry promoted a drastic change in the basic division of labor. The basic need of industry is labor, so a great demand for a workforce was created. Growing industrialization caused a huge influx of laborers into cities. As more factories sprang up, labor was expanded to utilize women and children. With expanding business and more …

…new division of labor by implementing the practice of using woman and child workers. New social institutions arose as the result of the industrialization process and its chaotic urban lifestyle. Unions came to be so that workers could fight for their rights and achieve their demands for higher wages and a shorter work day. Overall, the American Industrial Revolution was the causing factor of many social changes, many of which have survived to the present.