Before the Industrial Revolution, there was a war, War of 1812, where America went to war with Britain. The war made it apparent that America needed a better transportation system, so manufacturing grew. Also, the war started the building of the Erie Canal, which was built to promote commercial links yet was also perceived as military use. The social climate during the Industrial Revolution was that it brought an increase in population because people wanted a new life. Also, there were new social classes, for example, the middle class emerged and middle class woman were encouraged to care of their children at home.The economic climate is that communities changed from agriculture to manufacturing. Also, production from the house shifted to factories. the amount of goods and services produced grew dramatically and the proportion of capital invested per worker grew.