Final Chapter 9

Final Chapter 9

The Market Revolution 1800-1840

Focus Questions

• What were the main elements of the market revolution?

• What were the opportunities and costs of westward expansion?

• How did the market revolution spark social change?

• How did the meanings of American freedom change in this period?

• How did the market revolution affect the lives of workers, women, and African Americans?

Overview

• In 1824, the Marquis de Lafayette visited the United States, marking a "Jubilee of Liberty."

• Since Lafayette's previous visit in 1784, the U.S. population had nearly reached 12 million, and the land area had more than doubled.

• The nation expanded from thirteen to twenty-four states.

• Lafayette's tour highlighted the country's transformation, including his travels via steamboat on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers and the Erie Canal in New York which connected the Great Lakes with the Atlantic coast.

American Freedom

• Americans in the 19th century often described liberty as the defining characteristic of their nation.

• Walt Whitman celebrated his countrymen's