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Another main idea was to modernize the U.S. We needed a quicker way to get around. So we made railroads. Also, we needed more jobs, and The term "Rags to Riches" which is where people who are poor start to equal the amount of rich/normal salaries.

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Industrialization helped more Americans get jobs. They went from farming to machines. Today some jobs are even getting taken away from people and being replaced with machines. We also wanted to make America independent and not have to rely on other countries.

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Thomas Edison invented the Light bulb. Today, we use them almost everywhere. However, we have made them more modern. He had a laboratory in Menlo Park.

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Mary Harris Jones was a school teacher and dress maker who played a huge role in the ban of child labor. One thing she did to protest child labor was by taking a group to children to march in front of the white house. when the president saw how these kids where all beat up from working in factories when there should be enjoying there child hood.

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we still use railroads today to get people an goods to there desired location faster then on foot or in a car. over time we have expanded the rail road to other places. today we have tech that allows us to create faster trains and get more places.

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The most interesting thing I learned was that many factories did not have sprinkler systems or emergency fire exits for workers to escape in emergencies. Another thing that interested me was how the fire department hoses were not powerful enough to reach tall levels of skyscrapers. It shocked me that it took a entire factory and 146 deaths for them to realize they needed safety codes.

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A monopoly is when one company is the only producer of a good and has control of supply and price. They took the competition away from other businesses. In America we need competition to help our jobs and companies. These were later banned from America and they still are today.