In the United States during the Antebellum Period, market economy fostered a lot of change as well as continuities from the previous system. Up until this period, free blacks did not have as many opportunities as whites. This was one of the market economies continuities. Having this economy shed light on unequal opportunity throughout the states. Now that there were large businesses, less people owned their own farms and relied on themselves. More people applied for jobs and were employed by other people or companies. There were now more whites who were working for other people, so they were hired more than the blacks. Like before, blacks did not have the same rights and opportunities as whites. This system showed that in a very clear way,
