Question

Take a few minutes to think about how things were changing at the end of the 19th century. Which of these changes would you say were signs of progress? Which called for further reforms? Which were both?

Answer 1

During this decade, Black Americans sought stable employment, better living conditions and political participation. Many who migrated to the North found jobs in the automobile, steel, shipbuilding and meatpacking industries.

Throughout its history, America has seen incremental improvements in the domestic and social lives of its citizens.

In the United States, the nineteenth century was a time of tremendous growth and change. The new nation experienced a shift from a farming economy to an industrial one, major westward expansion, displacement of native peoples, rapid advances in technology and transportation, and a civil war.