What was the industrial revolution? why was the northwest region of the untied states so important to the industrial revolution, and what is the lasting impact today?

The Industrial Revolution is an era of technological advancements in the united States. It led to Americans moving to cities to work in factories to manage the machines in factories. The Northwest region was important because the Transcontinental Railroad made is possible for Americans to move out west. The California Gold Rush also took place during this period. However, the heart of the Industrial Revolution took place in the Northeast because the many rivers were used for water power in the factories. Also, the soil is poor in New England, so farming was difficult and not a large industry like it was in the South. It has a lasting impact today because he revolutionized the American economy and caused a massive wave of immigration.

Social darwinism refers to the the theory that people who succeed in our economic system will one day out compete those who fail. one day the rich will out succeed the poor so we'll that there will eventually be no more poor