During the 1800s, the United States economy grew dramatically due to new inventions, remarkably rapid growth, and new forms of communication and transportation. These benefits brought about changes to the workforce as well. These newly discovered inventions, created more manufacturing purposes and brought about more jobs in different industries. This was a time known as the Industrial Revolution.
Throughout the industrial revolution, inventors like Thomas Alva Edison greatly increased the quality of life for all Americans with inventions of the light bulb, phonograph, motion picture, ele…
