Saturday, January 7, 2012

Eric Foner Chapter 9 Review

  • What were the major social effects of the market revolution?
The market revolution enabled Americans to transport goods and possibly, items used for communication throughout the new transportation technology and low costs that helped. Slaves were able to communicate, and thus were transported because slavery was not yet fully abolished. Product consumption evolved and it became easier to reach markets and deliver important information.
  • How did ideas of American freedom change in this period?
The world began to notice that American freedom was enjoyed better than any country. The white "colored" inhabitants of the United States were believed to soon develop the idea that they were a unique species from the human race. This period was the greatest foreshadowing of women's rights soon to become and the unity of races .
  • What revolutionary changed did American slavery undergo in this period?
Slaves and freed slaves were discriminated, especially by the Southerners whom some are still racist today. Slaves were still transported and Marquis de Lafayette had freed slaves and written about his opposition to slavery, but was not able to be honored because the people of "color" were restricted from going near the ceremonies or locations of the honoring.
  • What role did immigration play in the market revolution?
Americans were opposed to the immigration into "their" country. A limit was placed to allow a minimum amount of immigrants into the United States by the effects of the rebellions held by greedy Americans. To the Americans, immigrants were an annoyance, or in other words, flies and parasites.
  • The Second Great Awakening both took advantage of the market revolution and criticized its excesses. Explain this statement.
The once who crated the Second Great Awakening raised funds for themselves by taking advantage of it. It is merely a paradox created amongst themselves because they were opposed, but would not resist the market.

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