Chapter 12 - Industry and the North, 1790s-1840s

colonial New England

The long life of the ________ and the early Ohio Valley before 1830 was replaced by commercial agriculture, boosted by transportation and government policy.

Pawtucket

In 1824 the women workers of ________, Rhode Island and textiles factories led their coworkers, both male and female, to protest the wage cuts and for long hours in one of these first actions.

market revolution

The ________ was the result of three interlinked developments, the most fundamental change that American communities ever had experienced: rapid transport improvements, commercialization and industrialization.

Stranger investors

________ were responsible for the shocking achievements of innovations such as channels and railroads, leading to further growth

Pawtucket

In 1824 the women workers of ________, Rhode Island and textiles factories led their coworkers, both male and female, to protest the wage cuts and for long hours in one of these first actions.