4.6 - Effects of the Market Revolution on Society and Culture

What was one of the major impacts of the market revolution on American society?

• Decrease in religious fervor

• Increase in self-sufficient households

• Development of a distinctively American culture

• Decline in urban growth

How did the market revolution affect the standard of living for most Americans?

• It decreased significantly

• It remained the same

• It increased

• It led to widespread poverty

What was a common employment option for women in cities during the market revolution?

• Factory jobs

• Domestic service or teaching

• Engineering

• Banking

What societal change did women experience as men worked more away from home?

• Less control over their lives

• More responsibilities as moral leaders within the home

• Increased factory employment

• Greater involvement in politics

What was a significant factor in the increase of social mobility in the early 1800s in the United States?

• Decrease in economic opportunities

• Increase in real wages for urban workers

• Legal restrictions on women

• Decline in population growth

Between 1800 and 1825, how did the U.S. population change?

• It decreased by half

• It remained the same

• It doubled

• It tripled

What was one of the main reasons for the surge in immigration to the United States between 1830 and 1860?

• Decrease in economic opportunities in the U.S.

• Development of inexpensive and rapid ocean transportation

• Increase in the enslaved population

• Decline in European famines

By the 1830s, what fraction of the U.S. population lived west of the Alleghenies?

• One-fourth

• One-third

• One-half

• Two-thirds

What was the percentage increase in the North's urban population from 1800 to 1850?

• 5% to 15%

• 10% to 20%

• 15% to 25%

• 20% to 30%

Which cities grew into thriving cities after 1820 due to their key transportation points?

• Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit, and Chicago

• New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Baltimore

• San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Portland

• Miami, Orlando, Tampa, and Jacksonville