Causes and Effects of the Market Revolution
Learning Objective
I can analyze the causes and effects of the Market Revolution.
Key Concepts
The Market Revolution linked northern industries with western and southern farms through advances in agriculture, industry, and transportation.
Nativists in the 1830s and 1840s harbored prejudice against immigrants, particularly Catholics and Jews, based on stereotypes.
The cult of domesticity promoted the idea that a woman’s role was to raise children and provide a restful home for her husband, creating a separation between public and private spheres.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 8 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Define the Market Revolution as described in the video.
2. Which immigrant groups significantly increased the population of northern industrial cities during the Market Revolution?
3. Explain one reason why German immigrants came to America during the Market Revolution.
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Educational Video
The MARKET REVOLUTION'S Effect on SOCIETY [APUSH Review Unit 4 Topic 6] Period 4: 1800-1848
Heimler's History