Section 1
The Market Revolution
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Boundless U.S. History
U.S. History
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The Market Revolution
The Market Revolution of the nineteenth century radically shifted commerce as well as the way of life for most Americans.
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Transportation: Roads, Canals, and Railroads
In the nineteenth century, the construction of roads, rails, and canals dramatically improved national mobility.
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Factories, Working Women, and Wage Labor
Industrialization in the United States was marked by a growth in factories and an implementation of wage labor, as well as by an increase in the number of working women and deskilled workers.
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The Growth of the Cotton Industry
Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin in 1793 resulted in massive growth in the cotton industry in the American South.
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A Communications Revolution
The United States experienced a communication revolution in in the early 1800s, during which the penny press and the electrical telegraph emerged.