https://padlet.com/276148/gk5nrubxwid4 By David Robinson en-us 2016-11-20 21:16:26 UTC 2025-11-02 13:58:12 UTC hello@padlet.com 276148 https://padlet.com/276148/gk5nrubxwid4/wish/138964807 Because of the massive increase in Immigration to the United states in the 1840's, and the influx of industrial labor available because of those Immigrants, they typically would come to industrialized places to work. The effect on westward expansion was the establishment of ethnic cities to the west, with each city being very rich in culture of the people who immigrated there i.e. Fredericksburg and New Braunfels ]]> 2016-11-20 21:20:39 UTC https://padlet.com/276148/gk5nrubxwid4/wish/138964807 276148 https://padlet.com/276148/gk5nrubxwid4/wish/138965645 Entrepreneurs were a crucial part of the market revolution, creating new inventions and ideas which would lead to a massive increase in commerce and Industrialization. Inventions such as the cotton gin and the sewing machine created massive amounts of industry thus causing People to buy and sell large amounts of goods and services. Examples of such entrepreneurs include Eli Whitney, Samuel Colt, Elias Howe ]]> 2016-11-20 21:31:55 UTC https://padlet.com/276148/gk5nrubxwid4/wish/138965645 276148 https://padlet.com/276148/gk5nrubxwid4/wish/138971655 The use of various innovations to industry increased production. Interchangeable parts allowed large machinery able to be fixed easily and  keep running. Agricultural inventions like the McCormick reaper caused a massive increase in the amount of acres a farmer could manage, thus creating a larger food supply for all the workers. The Steam engine revolutionized factories and mining, and also led to the creation of Steamboats, which were much faster then conventional means of shipping.
The telegraph created a massive increase in sharing of information and ideas, improving the means of production.]]> 2016-11-20 23:07:37 UTC https://padlet.com/276148/gk5nrubxwid4/wish/138971655 276148 https://padlet.com/276148/gk5nrubxwid4/wish/138972998 The federal Government supported the development of roads, canals, and railroads by creating the National road, supporting the steamboat craze, and providing federal aid, which caused New yorkers to dig the Erie Canal]]> 2016-11-20 23:25:47 UTC https://padlet.com/276148/gk5nrubxwid4/wish/138972998 276148 https://padlet.com/276148/gk5nrubxwid4/wish/138973342 The North and Midwest were linked by various rivers such as the Mississippi with steamboats, and the national highway that connected Cumberland Maryland to Vandalia Illinois, while the south had no such ways of connection.]]> 2016-11-20 23:32:20 UTC https://padlet.com/276148/gk5nrubxwid4/wish/138973342 276148 https://padlet.com/276148/gk5nrubxwid4/wish/138973651 The Market revolution caused many changes to peoples lives, such as causing family size to drop from an average of 6, to under five within a century. It also effected families on a personal level. Women took a new assertive role called "Domestic Feminism" which signified the growing power and independence of women. People were brought up to be more independent. The revolution caused families to have better lives, being fed well and having money. It created the picture "modern" family, small, affectionate and child-centric.]]> 2016-11-20 23:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/276148/gk5nrubxwid4/wish/138973651 276148 https://padlet.com/276148/gk5nrubxwid4/wish/138973980 The Growth of manufacturing increased the stander ed of living for some by creating a availability of goods, making millionaires out of some, and making families all contribute to the household.]]> 2016-11-20 23:44:45 UTC https://padlet.com/276148/gk5nrubxwid4/wish/138973980 276148 https://padlet.com/276148/gk5nrubxwid4/wish/138974394 A specific example of how the early factory system did not shower its benefits evenly on all, is the comparison of unskilled workers and drifters as opposed to large factory owners.]]> 2016-11-20 23:51:14 UTC https://padlet.com/276148/gk5nrubxwid4/wish/138974394