Chapter 14 by https://padlet.com/312590/l7e9rmea6wfi en-us 2016-11-08 19:20:41 UTC 2016-11-08 20:11:31 UTC hello@padlet.com How does the image of the frintier compare with the reality of pioneer life and as described in the chapter? 312590 https://padlet.com/312590/l7e9rmea6wfi/wish/136213761 It was portrayed as "An army of muscular ax men triumphantly carving civilization out of the western woods." In reality these people were poorly fed, diseased, lived in incomplete houses, depressed, and victim to premature death. ]]> 2016-11-08 19:22:54 UTC https://padlet.com/312590/l7e9rmea6wfi/wish/136213761 Why was transportation -particularly  the canals and railroads- so important in the early stages of industrialization? 312590 https://padlet.com/312590/l7e9rmea6wfi/wish/136215408 The development of trains and canals allowed mass trade within the U.S. The Eerie canal gave the west faster access to manufactured goods which were made from southern resources sent there by train to be refined.]]> 2016-11-08 19:27:20 UTC https://padlet.com/312590/l7e9rmea6wfi/wish/136215408 Which technological innovation was most important for early nineteenth century economic development? 312590 https://padlet.com/312590/l7e9rmea6wfi/wish/136217644 The steam boat definitely was the most important. The steam boat allowed travel to be at the will of the people rather than nature. Boats could now travel against currents, without wind, and without physical exertion. It also allowed faster travelling of goods between the North and South. ]]> 2016-11-08 19:34:05 UTC https://padlet.com/312590/l7e9rmea6wfi/wish/136217644 What effects did the movement from a subsistence to a market economy have on American society, including farmers, laborers, and women? What were the advantages and disadvantages of the change? 312590 https://padlet.com/312590/l7e9rmea6wfi/wish/136219786 The market revolution led to many great changes in American society. It closed gaps between the further ends of the country with new transport methods as well as connected the economies of the North and South through industrialization. For farmers, the invention of the reaper and cotton gin made their lives much easier by requiring less physical work and higher output of product. For laborers, this revolution was a somewhat bad thing. The judicial system could not keep up exactly with the new changes and workers were abused by factory owners. Long hours and unsafe work condition plagued adults and children alike. For women, it was both good and bad. On one hand they were now able to get out into the workforce easier in factories but they were still early factories ridden with problems.]]> 2016-11-08 19:40:25 UTC https://padlet.com/312590/l7e9rmea6wfi/wish/136219786 In this chapter, the authors maintain that "clearly the factory system did not shower its benefits evenly on all." What relevant historical events can you find in this chapter or the previous ones that supports, modifies, or refutes this statement 312590 https://padlet.com/312590/l7e9rmea6wfi/wish/136222161 Support
Commonwealth V. Hunt shows us that previous to this case, factory owners even believed they had the authority to deny labor unions. The unions came about due to factory owners imposing ridiculously long hours on their workers in poor conditions.
Factory Girls
All though women could now work in factories, the ones that did were often placed in female only workplaces with strict supervision on and off the job.

]]> 2016-11-08 19:47:52 UTC https://padlet.com/312590/l7e9rmea6wfi/wish/136222161 As you read this chapter, can you combine the information from the primary source excerpts, tables, figures, maps, and text to create a persuasive understanding of westward migration and demographic changes in the United States from 1790 to 1860? 312590 https://padlet.com/312590/l7e9rmea6wfi/wish/136224210 I understand the reasoning for western movement (economic gain) and demographic change (Irish/Catholics and Germans) from 1790 to 1860 and could most likely write a persuasive essay on it but I am not confident that I could do so using strictly sources from the book and not the general knowledge acquired from reading the chapter.]]> 2016-11-08 19:54:28 UTC https://padlet.com/312590/l7e9rmea6wfi/wish/136224210