Market Revolution Between 1800 And 1848

FromFrom 1800 to 1848 American was in the midst of the Market Revolution. America was developing better infrastructure and technologies with the goal of uniting internally and making it a major world trading power globally. However, issues began to arise throughout the growing nation and create a divide and sense of regionalism. Two key factors that played into this was abolition and nationalism. These two factors created a strong enough divide between the citizens of the United States to the point where the Market Revolution started to become a negative factor. This problem took away some of the significance of some of the amazing technologies created at the time. While the actions of the Market Revolution were attempts to create a powerful and united country, controversial topics ended up causing a divide within the country at the time. A major issue that created unrest during the Market Revolution was the topic of slavery. By dividing the …show more content…
While it is true many steps and innovations were made to unify and improve the United States, the railroad system and telegraph for instance, they were counteracted by the negative results of the time period. Abolition and nativism were two of the key obstacles to nationalism at the time and resulted in the United States becoming more separate in a time where they were attempting to unite. Throughout United States history, small disputes can be found slowing the overall progress. This issue is found today, as the two main parties have several issues they cannot seem to find a common ground on, and most likely will remain present for the immediate future. While issues that divide the nation are constantly found, the separation from 1800 to 1848 can be viewed as one of the larger ones due to the fact that the country became socially and economically different in many