Impact Of The Market Revolution On The Midwest

The passing of the Embargo Act in 1807 banned all trade with European nations during the Napoleonic Wars in an attempt for the United States to steer clear of war and to prove to the European Nations that American goods were essential to their economies. Alexander Anderson's cartoon, drawn one year after the bill was passed, shows how the American people were affected by the Embargo Act. They resorted to smuggling goods in order to make money during the economic depression caused by the act. After Jefferson's poor decision with the Embargo Act, his party members began to loose faith in him and his Federalist opponents gained a great amount of popularity. By refusing to trade, the United States experienced the bad aspects of war with none of the potential gains through the signing of treaties. After the Embargo Act, the American citizens begin to

For many American settlers, the Great Plains area didn’t spark much interest. But many were beginning to change their minds in the years leading up to the Civil War. As the Continental railroad was beginning to move westward, many were beginning to realize how wrong they were. “Settlers in Kansas found no desert, but millions of acres of fertile soil.”(DOC 1) Many settlers raced to the west to try to snag a plot of land in the west to hopefully start a new chapter in their lives. The transcontinental railroad also helped businesses boom by transporting goods much faster by the railroad. Also, the transcontinental railroad didn’t only transport goods to businesses, it also transported settlers from coast to coast. “After the transcontinental railroad was completed, it cost $150 and took one week. For the first time, U.S. Americans could freely travel from coast to coast. This radically changed both business and pleasure travel.”(How the Transcontinental Railroad Changed America) For many settlers, the transcontinental railroad was revolutionizing transportation. From delivering goods, to transporting people across the coast. We can all agree the transcontinental railroad

War of 1812 and industrialization- The british blockade forced the united states to develop its own industries

21: The impact of the Embargo Act in 1807 was on American shipping and markets,

The Embargo Act of 1807, under President Thomas Jefferson caused the states, in the Northern and Southern regions of the Untied States, to form an interrelationship for economic self-reliance, from Great Britain. Although the Embargo Act was unsuccessful in gaining economic independence, the act created the necessity of a fast transportation system that would connect raw materials to manufacturers. The dawn of steel transportation railroads in the late 19th century, pushed military advantages, economic expansion, the start of private business relationship with the federal government and an industrialized new American way of life in the ambition of building a modern industrialized America.

The Second Industrial Revolution affected the regions of the United States differently. Use this chart to compare the effects of the revolution on the North, South, West, and Midwest. In the chart, you will identify the political, social, economic, population, and transportation changes that the revolution brought to each region.

After the construction of the railroad, more and more cargo was given the opportunity to be shipped between states. Raw materials from the newly found land in the West were able to be quickly shipped to the East. This change helped the states ship over 50 million dollars worth of cargo between each other in the first ten years after construction. The railroad allowed the Eastern states and Western States exchange goods easily and efficiently. Shipping between states was now easier and cheaper than ever before causing commerce to increase rapidly. Farms began to pop up along the railroad. The goods manufactured at these farms were easily distributed because of the transcontinental railroad. Markets were extended because of the railroad construction. More people wanted to start new businesses because they saw opportunities with the railroad and how much easier it was to sell and ship goods. Items that were once scarce and hard to buy were now greatly manufactured and simple to purchase and receive. The transcontinental railroad also expanded the area as to where items can be shipped to. Items were once only able to be sold locally, but since the railroad helped create an outlet for more products, commerce extended majorly. The now larger market made manufactured goods more convenient to buy which increased

The impact of the Market Revolution on the Northeast and South correspondingly effect one another. The Market Revolution affected many different classes in America. It also allowed many that had little money, to become very rich.The effects on the South in turn affected the Northeast.

During the Industrial era, the government practiced a laissez-faire policy towards businesses, free land grants to railroads and a high tariff as well were established. All of these did not help the farmers at all because of their need to support themselves and their families. Life was hard in the west for the average farmer, most of which were barely making any money. Mary E. Lease states, “We went to work and plowed and planted; the rains fell, the sun shone, nature smiled, and we raised the big crop they told us to; and what came of it?” (Doc. 3). Lease continues by listing many different crops farmers grew but with very little money in return. For a group of people to put so much effort into one harvest but make virtually nothing from it is very disturbing. That is when many people realized their situation and after a year or so, gave up and went to work in a factory. Nowadays, almost everyone would agree with how dire the economic status was and that a change was needed. Moreover, farmers who used the railroads were affected economically. The distance between an eastern market and a mid-western farm is about one thousand miles or more. Before the introduction of the railroads, it was very expensive and very difficult to ship food at those great lengths. However, all that changed during the Industrial era. Farmers now had to only move their product to the closest train to bring it eastward, but that

During the time between 1800 and 1850, America was going through a great change. A revolution began, which shaped the way people live their lives. This alteration in American society was known as the Market Revolution. Changes were seen within areas such as transportation and communication. From 1800-1850, the Market Revolution caused major change in America as it introduced new inventions such as steamboats, and telegraphs that significantly impacted the way we communicate and travel.

Before and during the war our trade was severely interrupted and negatively affected which resulted in the need for Americans to rely on themselves to make many of the products they had previously depended on importation for. Because the States were no longer purchasing from other countries and paying high taxes, but buying and selling to their own people, the economy was lifted. Previous to the start of the War and all throughout, the economy was in sad shape. Due to the result of the war and uneasy ties with Britain, by doing business within itself America was lifted a little out of the huge hole which the War of 1812 and previous wars created.

Towards the end of the Civil War in America, there were seemingly endless numbers of cattle in the western region of the continent. The building of Transcontinental Railroad systems created a huge economic growth in the United States. The railroads created a faster, safer way to travel, since traveling in a carriage put you at high risk for indian attacks, disease, starvation and dehydration. The railroads now also made it possible to transport an array of different things to the west, everything from people, to goods and cattle. The ability to now be able to efficiently transport cattle to the eastern part of the United States for food had a tremendous positive outcome.

Along with this, another major milestone was accomplished, the first transcontinental railroad was established. The development of the transcontinental railroad would bring huge economical growth to the U.S, making it the highway of nations (Henretta, pg. 476). This railroad would prove to be huge, as it would allow for easy transportation of resources, personnel and other goods cross country. San Francisco, which at this point in time was the only major city on the West coast, would benefit huge from the transcontinental railroad. Handling $7.4 million in imports in the 1860’s they would see an increase to $49 million by 1890 (Henretta, pg. 476.) Although the transcontinental railroad helped bring huge economical growth, railroad companies also faced a problem. In 1877 The Great Railroad strike took place, crippling and bringing rail travel to a halt when railroad workers walked off the job, causing $40 million in damage and killing over fifty people (Henretta, pg. 529). During this time period the U.S also looked towards incorporating the West, through mining, railroad construction, and the hunting of bison. Prospering at first, ranchers and farmers of the Western pains would soon face devastating blizzards and drought, making the Central and Northeastern parts of the U.S the agricultural stronghold for America (Henretta, pg.

Didn't the traveling time from coast to coast use to take months? Aren't you glad you don't have to take hazardous and slow wagons currently? During the Industrial Revolution, many factors contributed to the rapid expansion of the West. Before the transcontinental railroad was fully completed, the travel time from coast to coast was costly and took months through very troublesome terrain. Even though there were several constructive results from inventions, there were also dire consequences. The improvements made were great but, they came with substantial economic and political costs. One of these great improvements was the construction of the railroad. This helped many Americans to travel west in a week instead months. Towns sprung up all along the railways, increasing the population of the west dramatically.

Throughout this period the Northeast had increasing industrialization and ubanization. Agriculture decreased and transformed because of the competition from the Northwest with their newer and richer soil. Agriculture was slowly shifting westward, which caused many people to also move westward and creating new farms. Due to the rapid population growth farmers turned to supplying cities food. Around half of the dairy products in the country were produced in the East, and the production of hay in the East was led becuase of this. Due to the Nothwest taking over a lot of the agricultural products the rural areas in the Northeast also began to decrease. Railroads were mainly set in the North during this time, which created a division between the