Reform Movements

Question 1
“The Industrial Revolution” Please respond to the following:(Note: Please respond to one [1]of the following two [2] bulleted items in a primary posting of at least 125 words.

• The Industrial Revolution created many changes in American society. Identify at least two (2) ways in which the industrial economy impacted the types of occupations which workers chose. Support your response with at least two (2) examples and connect them to examples in America today.
• OR
• Immigrants came to America by the millions during this period. New York and Chicago each had huge immigrant populations and many of them were spread all over America on the farms that drove our economy. Where did these people come from? What did they do when they got here? How did they assimilate into American culture? Were the issues America faced then concerning immigration, different from the ones we face now? Explain.

Question 2

Trace and Analyze the origins, motives, goals, and actions of reform movements

in the period between 1820 and 1860, identifying the ways in which they pushed at the limitations of the American

character. 750-1000 words, single space