The Expansion Of The Industrial Economy In The United States
What was the Industrial Economy like? The expansion of mining, factory production, and construction of the railroads went quickly all over the country but the South. Lincoln’s America went from a world revolved around farms and workshops to an industrial society. The United States manufactured one-third of the world’s industrial production by 1913. In 1880 the Census Bureau found that most jobs in the work force were jobs outside of farming. Instead of owning a business, farm, or craft shop, two-thirds of Americans worked for wages in 1890. People wanted to work in factories because that was a promise for employment. About 11 million people moved to cities from farms between 1870 and 1920. Also 25 million immigrants moved to America from overseas.