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According to your textbook, approximately 90% of laborers in the United States worked on farms at the end of the 18th century. By 1900, this percentage had dropped to about 50% of laborers. Based on your readings this week, please answer the following questions:

 

  • What was the Industrial Revolution, and how did it change the structure of work in the United States? 
  • What effect did this shift in economic systems (from a largely agrarian society to an industrial society) have on workers and their families? 
  • Over the past 50 years, how has technology changed the workplace even further?
  • In what ways are your career options different from those of your parents and/or grandparents?

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