I'd like to add one more issue to the discussion. The Industrial Revolution changed the concept of work in America on several levels. First, as productivity advanced, so did the need for more workers and more work hours. More people entered the workforce than ever before, actually causing a nationwide shift in polulation from the rural to the more urban areas, where the jobs were.
The State Children's Health Insurance Program, or SCHIP, was established by the federal government ten years ago to provide health insurance to children in families at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty line.
1853 George Crum invents the Saratoga Chip, a thin French fry, now known as the potato chip. 1960 Crum opened his own restaurant, featuring potato chips in a basket placed on every table.. 1895 William Tappendon of Cleveland, Ohio begins selling potato chips as a food in grocery stores.