In the era there were many Americans that were able to make a living and be considered a higher class than the others because of their wealth. These people that lived in a higher class lived a comfortable life in the city. Many of the citizens that became wealthy were people that owned companies and with the help of the new inventions created, there was a massive amount of products that were being produced in this era. …show more content…
Many of the lower class people, also known as the “Underprivileged”, worked jobs that many would not want to take part in; however, this might be the only job they could have found especially since there was a massive shortage in jobs for Americans in living in Urban America. Another problem the American people faced was that they did not have job security in this era, meaning that if they didn’t work their hardest at the job that was laid out before them, the companies could easily replace them with someone else because of the lack of jobs in the city. The lack of job opportunities for the people living in cities was a very detrimental effect during the Industrial age in