The nature of the rapid immigration and urban growth between 1820 and 1840, and its effect on the nation's economic, social, and political systems
The pronounced effect of the transportation and communications revolutions of the 1820s and 1830s on the American economy
The transformation in women's social and economic roles as a consequence of the factory system
The social changes wrought by America's economic revolution in the fields of public leisure and northern agriculture
A thorough study of Chapter Ten should enable the student to understand the following:
The significant changes taking place within the nation in terms of population growth, population movement, urbanization, and immigration
The reasons for the appearance of the nativist movement in the 1850s
The importance of the Erie Canal for the development of both the West and New York City
The influence of burgeoning railroad and telegraph networks on the economic development of the United States
The transformations taking place in business, industry, labor, and commerce as the full impact of the industrial revolution was felt in the United States
The vast changes taking place in the Northeast as agriculture declined while urbanization and industrialization progressed at a rapid rate
The patterns of society, including social inequality, familial relationships, and leisure activities, that characterize early nineteenth-century American life
The living and working conditions of both men and women in the northern factory towns and on the northwestern farms
