The Gilded Age: 19th Century Business Boom and Industrialization

The Gilded Age: 19th Century Business Boom and Industrialization

The Gilded Age lasting from the 1870’s to 1900 is an American transformational era where Americans juggled with political corruption in following the Civil War along with Industrialization, and Inventions that led to Expansion, and Growth. The most impactful development attributed to the Gilded Age was the rapid urbanization and industrialization of the U.S.

Key Factors Driving 19th Century Growth

The primary factors that stimulated industrial and agricultural growth in the 19th century was an influx of immigrants from a myriad of European nations, the expansion of the national railroad, and industrialization.…