Market Revolution and Economic Changes

What was a significant change in how Americans produced goods during the Market Revolution?

• They started producing goods mainly for their own families.

• They shifted from making goods for themselves to making them for sale to others.

• They began to rely more on bartering goods directly with neighbors.

• They stopped producing agricultural goods and focused only on manufactured items.

Which transportation innovation greatly reduced the cost and time of moving goods across long distances in the early 19th century?

• Improved horse-drawn carriages on dirt roads.

• Ocean-going sailing ships.

• Steamboats and canals.

• Foot travel and pack animals.

How did the factory system change the organization of work and production?

• It allowed workers to complete entire products individually at home.

• It made production slower by requiring more skilled artisans.

• It brought workers together in one place and divided tasks among them for efficiency.

• It focused on producing unique, custom-made items for individual buyers.

What was a key way the government supported the growth of the American economy during the Market Revolution?

• By limiting the number of new businesses that could form.

• By building essential infrastructure like roads and canals.

• By preventing competition among different companies.

• By encouraging people to remain self-sufficient farmers.

How did the Market Revolution change the way work was regulated?

• By the amount of product created.

• By the seasons and hours of daylight.

• By the clock and fixed schedules.

• By the individual worker's preference.

What was the belief that Americans had a God-given right to expand across the North American continent?

• American Exceptionalism

• Continental Expansion

• Manifest Destiny

• Territorial Imperative

Who primarily filled factory jobs when men were not readily available?

• Enslaved people

• Young farm girls and immigrants

• Wealthy landowners

• Native Americans

How did the Market Revolution affect the sense of freedom and meaning in work for many people?

• It increased their freedom and made work more meaningful.

• It gave them more control over their work hours and production.

• It often led to less freedom and a reduced sense of meaning in their labor.

• It allowed them to choose their own wages and working conditions.