Impact Of The Market Revolution

Market Revolution The Market Revolution changed the face of American History by advancing three main developments. This revolution changed the way the citizens lived from being able to buy goods instead of bartering, being able to bring in more income for the family or the opportunity to ship goods faster and in many directions. Commercialization, industrialization and transportation changed the way Americans lived from this point forward. Everyone’s lives were affected by this national revolution. With the advancements of many things, came the putting-out system. This new system split the work of one man and created jobs for many men. Now, many unskilled laborers had jobs creating one piece of the whole product. By splitting the labor, it …show more content…
Transportation was another that opened many new doors for the Americans. Before this revolution of transportation had partaken, the main port of transportation was by boat for goods or by foot and wagon for citizens. The roads were made up of gravel which created problems in the winter summer and spring. Luckily, in the early 1800’s, the federal government funded the national road which stretched from the Appalachian Mountains all the way to the Mississippi River in stages lasting over forty years. This revolutionizing event allowed America to be tied from the East to the West, a commitment to expansion by the government and to this country’s success. This improvement of travel also sparked an interest in the Americans as a way to look beyond the communities in which they lived and by cultivating the commercialization. However the National Road didn’t stop the revolution of the transportation at the time, many other growths were …show more content…
Industrialization unlike commercialization and transportation affected the American’s lives personally. The major change was in the textile trade, starting with the upcoming mills. This started the idea of workers pacing themselves to the rhythm of the machines. The mills attracted poor people, women, and children. The women were bringing in extra income for their family by working at the mills. Even though the mills allowed the production of wool and textiles to increase, it eventually increase hours and the speed of the machines in the mills. With an increase of hours, the workers were working twice as fast for twice as long, but were getting paid the same amount or lower. Women began refusing to work in these awful conditions. They were dangerous and many women left the mills and returned home to their farms. These strikes became known as turnouts, where the women and children quit because of the harsh conditions and little pay. Since many immigrants were poor, they were willing to do any job as long as they were bringing in some income to support themselves and their families. So the workers were easily replaced by