AP U.S. History Flashcards: Market Revolution: Society and Culture
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What were the two major migration patterns during the Market Revolution?
Large numbers of international migrants moved to industrializing Northern cities, while many Americans moved west of the Appalachians.
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What were the two major migration patterns during the Market Revolution?
Large numbers of international migrants moved to industrializing Northern cities, while many Americans moved west of the Appalachians.
What was the overall effect of innovation in technology, agriculture, and commerce on American society?
These innovations affected various segments of American society, leading to new migration patterns, social classes, and changes in labor and family roles.
How did the Market Revolution affect the American social structure?
The growth of manufacturing created a larger middle class and a small wealthy business elite, but it also led to a large and growing population of laboring poor.
What shift occurred in the way Americans supported themselves during the Market Revolution?
Increasing numbers of Americans began supporting themselves by producing goods for distant markets in factories, rather than through semi-subsistence agriculture.
What new communities thrived due to westward migration during this period?
Americans moving west of the Appalachians developed thriving new communities along the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.
Did the Market Revolution lead to uniform prosperity across American society?
No, the growth of manufacturing drove a significant increase in prosperity for some, but it also created a large population of laboring poor.
How did the Market Revolution impact gender and family roles?
Gender and family roles changed with the growth of domestic ideals that emphasized the separation of public and private spheres.
What is meant by the 'separation of public and private spheres'?
This refers to the domestic ideal where gender and family roles changed, separating the home (private sphere) from the workplace (public sphere).
A farmer's son leaves home to take a job in a city factory. This individual's experience reflects what broader economic trend?
This reflects the trend of Americans, especially men and women, supporting themselves by producing goods for distant markets rather than through semi-subsistence agriculture.
An Irish immigrant family settles in Boston in the 1840s. Their move is part of what larger demographic movement?
This is part of the movement of large numbers of international migrants to industrializing Northern cities.
Who constituted the new 'laboring poor' during the Market Revolution?
The laboring poor was a large and growing population, including many men and women working in factories, that emerged alongside the new middle and wealthy classes.