ILRLR 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Meritocracy, Wage Labour, Embargo Act Of 1807
27 Jun 2016
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Lost ability to work with those you love. No longer have to devote life to subsistence (maslow) 1970"s: viewed industrialization as a period of tension, violence, and conflict where those who succeeded massively were lucky (not smarter than others) Change in the era of the american revolution: Transforming from a small agrarian society into a more economically diverse country. 1790-1850: 18 new states join the original 13, population increased from 4m to. Us established as a republic where citizens had rights (vote, own property, etc. ) Owning property made someone independent in an agrarian republic. In 1800 only 12% of the us population worked for wages. Most white men were farmers, not wage earners. Working for other people was the opposite of freedom and citizenship. Not owning land was the opposite of freedom and citizenship. The family who owned the farm worked the farm. Of trade was between families and not the outside community.
