As an economy investing for means of profit, a constant and plentiful supply of labor created an increase in productivity for many of its industries. The railroad industry, for example, created thousands of jobs thanks to western expansion and technological advances. The mass production of steel rose when the Bessemer process was introduced to every steel mill. This new method produced better quality steel for safer buildings, bri

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