How Did America Respond To The Market Revolution?
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The Market Revolution began with changes to the infrastructure in the United States. Roads and canals were built. These enabled travel and the ability to get goods to and from other areas of the country. This was also a time of Westward expansion, which was able to take place thanks to the ability to travel more easily. (-- removed HTML --) (-- removed HTML --) (-- removed HTML --) Inventions (-- removed HTML --) (-- removed HTML --)
The Market Revolution brought many inventions that changed the way things were done. Inventions helped with manufacturing, farming and other areas.
The cotton gin was invented by Eli Whitney during …show more content…
Machinery also paved the way for factories to open up. Therefore, more people were able to work at paying jobs, away from home. This gave people more money to spend, which put more into the economy.
The cost of goods decreased due to the improvements in manufacturing and transportation. This also helped to stimulate the economy.
Women, who before now had worked at home most of the time, sewing, selling eggs and doing other small jobs, were able to get out of the house and into paying jobs. The jobs were usually low-paying factory jobs, but they were a huge change from what women could do before the Market Revolution. Women were able to earn their own money and help out their families. (-- removed HTML --) (-- removed HTML --) (-- removed HTML --) Immigration (-- removed HTML --) (-- removed HTML --)
The economic expansion that America was experiencing was in sharp contrast to what was going on in Europe. Europe's economy coupled with the need for more labor in American fueled the high amount of immigration during the Market Revolution. Many immigrants from Germany and Ireland headed to America. Many of the Irish immigrants worked in low-wage low-skilled jobs, while many German residents filled the need for skilled workers. (-- removed HTML
The Market Revolution began with changes to the infrastructure in the United States. Roads and canals were built. These enabled travel and the ability to get goods to and from other areas of the country. This was also a time of Westward expansion, which was able to take place thanks to the ability to travel more easily. (-- removed HTML --) (-- removed HTML --) (-- removed HTML --) Inventions (-- removed HTML --) (-- removed HTML --)
The Market Revolution brought many inventions that changed the way things were done. Inventions helped with manufacturing, farming and other areas.
The cotton gin was invented by Eli Whitney during …show more content…
Machinery also paved the way for factories to open up. Therefore, more people were able to work at paying jobs, away from home. This gave people more money to spend, which put more into the economy.
The cost of goods decreased due to the improvements in manufacturing and transportation. This also helped to stimulate the economy.
Women, who before now had worked at home most of the time, sewing, selling eggs and doing other small jobs, were able to get out of the house and into paying jobs. The jobs were usually low-paying factory jobs, but they were a huge change from what women could do before the Market Revolution. Women were able to earn their own money and help out their families. (-- removed HTML --) (-- removed HTML --) (-- removed HTML --) Immigration (-- removed HTML --) (-- removed HTML --)
The economic expansion that America was experiencing was in sharp contrast to what was going on in Europe. Europe's economy coupled with the need for more labor in American fueled the high amount of immigration during the Market Revolution. Many immigrants from Germany and Ireland headed to America. Many of the Irish immigrants worked in low-wage low-skilled jobs, while many German residents filled the need for skilled workers. (-- removed HTML