How Did The Industrial Revolution Affect Workers

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The American Revolution was a demanding time for the workers, thus having a negative effect on America. However the workers were not the only ones that were negatively affected. There was an abundance unemployed people and soldiers off fighting wars. The Industrial Revolution affected the workers in a demeaning way. This was bad for the Americans as it created a stronger divide between the poor and the rich of the society. Edwin L Drake and John D Rockefeller were finding oil and creating the big businesses that were overtaking the little businesses of the community. This gave the workers less money for their hard work. Then, in 1880 the US steel production went up to 1,400,000 tons. This meant that more workers were working harder to produce