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    American society that came along with the market revolution. It affected the country socially and religiously. By building new roads and canals, the market revolution changed the way people worked and planned out their lives. This altered individuals' lives, ambitions, dreams and goal productivity. Meanwhile the market revolution provided new opportunities and additionally increased freedom, with it, it also created great concern. Even though the traditional markets were limiting, they helped stable communities

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    From 1800-1884, The Market Revolution was a big part of the nation. Developments in technology – railroads, and canals – and manufacturing – the Cotton Gin, and Lowell System – brought both positive social changes – such as the role women played in society – and economic changes, like the opportunity for all to work. The Market Revolution began with the advancement in manufacturing. In 1793, inventor Eli Whitney developed a machine known as the Cotton Gin. This was used to separate cotton from

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    Three technological innovations from the market revolution that had social, economic, and political consequences in the U.S. are the steamboat, cotton gin and the telegraph. First off, John Finch invented the steamboat and Robert Fulton invented the first commercial steamboat in 1807 which affected the industrial revolution profoundly. It did so because now you can travel faster and ship your goods faster all by using steam. After Robert Fulton’s first trip, from new york city to albany, farmers

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    The market revolution of the early 19th century brought about commercialization and industrialization. At the time before the surge of industrialization, there were artisans, who specially hand crafted goods. They took time and put love and hard work into everything they made. This was the case until the factories started booming and workers were needed to run these factories. This brought about a dilemma between the artisan and factory worker. There is a major difference between an artisan worker

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    In Charles Sellers’s book The Market Revolution: Jacksonian America, 1815-1846 (1994), he wrote about how the Market Revolution was not only a defining moment for America, but also the world. In the book A country of Vast Designs by Robert Merry (2011), he quotes Ralph Waldo Emerson in 1844 as describing America as “America is the country of the Future” and “It is a country of beginnings, of projects, of vast design and expectations.” The Market Revolution made America a capitalist country and

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    The Market Revolution: The Market Revolution was a rise in development of manufacturing and improved farming that had such a profound effect on the American Society. The Market Revolution changed forever the way that the American people of all classes earned a living as well as the shape of the nation’s economy. The major changes revolved around a large array of different things that helped improve the economy but specifically the change in manufacturing, development and farming had the biggest

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    the way of life was affected by the Market Revolution, stopped the made social order that continually existed throughout decades. The market revolution created a social order in which members were seemingly able to escalate socially. The upper class did not change in any matter although the middle class increased heavily. Accelerated movements were mainly enhanced in commercialization, industrialization and transportation which generated the market revolution. Compromise was made by merchants in

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    mass revolutions in industry and religion spread throughout America, changing it politically, economically, and socially. These revolutions affected all of the country in various aspects, especially in opening new opportunities for women at this time. The Market Revolution and Second Great Awakening affected the evolution of women's role in the family, workplace, and society by expanding their roles and introducing them to reform and the strength of womanhood. During this time of the Market Revolution

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    The Market Revolution

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    swing and many people had thoughts about what was right and what was wrong. People had learned from past events such as the American revolution and America was growing into a powerful self-ruling nation. The market revolution brought upon the reform impulse which was impactful to events such as the abolishment of slavery and women’s rights. The market revolution pushed The United States forward in many categories such as farming and free thought. The economy for ordinary folk improved greatly

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    early nineteenth century, the market revolution helped the growth of the United States’ economy and become the nation that exists in present day. This was one of the biggest change that helped the United States to take its first step in creating the strongest economy and maintaining it stable for decades. This change did not happen in a short time, but it took several years to build it up and with that came along some positive and negative effects. The market revolution acknowledges the radical changes

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