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The MARKET REVOLUTION'S Effect on SOCIETY [APUSH Review Unit 4 Topic 6] Period 4: 1800-1848
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The MARKET REVOLUTION'S Effect on SOCIETY [APUSH Review Unit 4 Topic 6] Period 4: 1800-1848

Market Revolution: Impact on Society and Culture

Definition of the Market Revolution

  • The Market Revolution linked northern industries with western and southern farms, driven by advancements in agriculture, industry, and transportation.

Migration Patterns

  • Industrial cities in the North grew significantly due to an influx of European immigrants, particularly from Ireland and Germany. The Irish migration was largely a result of the Potato Famine, while Germans sought new opportunities after crop failures and political disillusionment.
  • Immigration numbers surged from 150,000 in the 1820s to 1.7 million by the 1840s, leading many immigrants to settle in eastern industrial sectors where they provided cheap labor for manufacturers.
  • Immigrants transformed urban landscapes by establishing cultural institutions such as synagogues and churches but faced nativist backlash characterized by stereotypes against Catholics and Jews.

Emergence of the Middle Class

  • The expansion of industry fostered a burgeoning middle class in the North comprising businessmen, shopkeepers, journalists, doctors, and lawyers who developed distinct societal norms emphasizing education, temperance, and religious affiliation (especially Protestantism).
  • Leisure activities became accessible to the middle class due to their financial means; they engaged in plays, circuses, and sporting events as part of their lifestyle changes brought about by economic prosperity.

Women's Roles During This Period

  • The "cult of domesticity" emerged as a dominant ideology that defined women's roles primarily as homemakers responsible for child-rearing while men engaged in public work; this concept gained traction especially among middle-class women.
  • Laboring-class women did not conform to this ideal due to economic necessity; they worked alongside men in factories or on farms under harsh conditions for low wages. Women working at places like Lowell Factory were closely monitored both at work and during leisure time.

Conclusion on Societal Changes

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