Us History

Category | Northeast | South | West | Midwest |

Political | As a result of the growth of industry and social change, political views often clashed. Labor unions formed first in the Northeast. Miners and steelworkers were some of the first workers to use the strike as a bargaining tool against business owners. | Laws that allowed segregation and discrimination made it hard for southern African Americans to enjoy the improved transportation of the Second Industrial Revolution. | Discriminatory laws and riots due to increased tension between immigrants and white settlers. | Labor unions were active in the cities. Social reform movements arose in Ohio and Illinois. In rural areas, farmers were also politically active. It was a region in which social and political campaigns took root. |

Social | The growth of industry highlighted the gap between rich and poor. Wealthy entrepreneurs wanted to increase profits. Workers wanted better wages and working conditions. | The post-Civil War South continued to have problems related to race. New laws regarding segregation made it hard for southern African Americans to enjoy the improved and rebuilt transportation. | The willingness of the immigrants from China to work for lower wages and the cultural differences between them and the white settlers led to friction. | Like the Northeast, the Midwest had waves of immigrants come to its cities. The gap between rich and poor was a source of friction. |

Economic orType of Economy | The Northeast remained the leading industrial region in the Second Industrial Revolution. New York, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania produced more than 85 percent of all U.S. industrial products in 1890. | The war ended slavery, which took away the South's main source of labor. Although it remained mostly agricultural, the South began developing its timber industry. Coal and iron deposits in the southern Appalachian Mountains gave rise to steel production in Birmingham, Alabama. | Agriculture became more...