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"Rise of Industrial America: Work in the Late 19th Century" from Library of Congress

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This brief essay from the Library of Congress explains how jobs changed in the time of industrialization.

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  • How did the Industrial Revolution affect craftspeople?
  • What evidence in this essay supports machines as a positive of the Industrial Revolution?

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"Rise of Industrial America: Work in the Late 19th Century." Courtesy of Library of Congress