Industrial Revolution Begins

During the Industrial age my civilization started to advance quite quickly in a variety of ways. I maintained my focus on achieving scientific advances and producing higher culture. I also had been following an expansionist strategy in which I used galleons to transport workers and settlers to different continents. Many of the advances I gained during the industrial age allowed me to expand rapidly and also increased the overall output in my existing cities. So far this is definitely my favorite age to play in the game, as it offered a variety of new options for me to pursue.
My culture was already very advanced and I began the industrial age by increasing my scientific funding to 80%. Learning the secret of Steam Power was a huge advantage as it allowed me to build railroads throughout my empire. The most important effect of these railroads was that I could move units with almost no cost. This let me move my workers around very easily and also let me disband much of my army. The army, which I have in place, is only there to provide defense from invaders. After I gained the secrets of Replaceable parts I was able to make a much stronger military and also upgrade existing units. I disbanded a large portion of the army because I was able to move my military very quickly now due to the railroads.
During the Industrial Revolution in America the use of steam power allowed the U.S. to build steam engines and transport goods just as in my game. It also led to railroads being built across America. Coal became a major resource in that it was needed everywhere from factories to trains. Large factories were built in cities, which led to urbanization and rampant pollution. This is a very superficial look at the effects these few things had on the country yet this time period gave way to large innovation and each new aspect greatly reshaped the nation. For example urbanization took place and people went to work in factories. This eventually brought up the idea of labor laws (pensions, workers compensation, and acceptable work environments). Also children began working in factories as well which led to child labor laws. These are many policies, which exist today which we don’t even think about. The exploitation of the American worker and creation of “Robber Barons” could be seen as increasing the disparity in the distribution of wealth, which still exists today.

I will now try to incorporate flight, and with this new advancement I will be able to be even more efficient than with the railroads I have now.