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During the 19th century, there were many ups and downs, due to the increasing migration
of foreigners, fights, and disputes between Native American Indians and white settlers, poor
working conditions, and excessively low pay.

Despite all the conflicts that existed within the territory, he managed to create a great
economy where there were great businessmen who led the American market at that time. Such
as, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carneige and J. Pierpont Morgan.

While Rockefeller had potential profits in the oil refinery industry. Carnegie was a
technical expert in steel. Unlike Morgan, he was an investment-driven man a banker being the
one who brought economic stability to the US.

Sears and Roebuck's American investors created a catalog that became the most widely
read book after the Bible. This is because after the Civil War they helped small manufacturers
produce many new products. Implementing a new commercial route being these products by
mail.

Entrepreneurs of this time accumulated great wealth and they used various methods of
which innovation, workforce, and marketing were some of them.

One of these, the labor force, was one of the most affected. Due to the precarious working
conditions, the low wages, and the excessive working hours. Being foreigners, women and
children are the most affected by these. There were strikes and riots over poor working
conditions and pay.

During this time, due to health and safety conditions, there were about 25,000 work-
related deaths and injuries, and there was no workers' compensation program to support workers.
Children were the most affected due to unsanitary conditions, suffering three times more
accidents during their workday than an adult. As a result, most of the children who worked under
these conditions did not reach the age of 20. Also, how they lost the opportunity to study to help
their family.

“The fruits of the labor of millions are boldly stolen to amass colossal fortunes for a few”
(American Yamp, Chap 1). As mentioned in the first chapter, the foremen, businessmen, and
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politicians were the ones who got rich at the expense of the work and effort of all those who seek
opportunities for a better life in the new world.

They abused in many ways stealing land, breaking treaties, precarious employment,
discrimination, and racism. When the oppressed could no longer stand it was when strikes for
better wages began and, on several occasions, ended in riots, such as the first interstate strike in
1877.