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The Market Revolution
Transportation and manufacturing innovations transformed the American economy from local/subsistence-based to interconnected and market-oriented.
Overview
Canals (Erie Canal), railroads, and factory production (textile mills) connected previously isolated regional economies into a national market, while also deepening regional divides (industrializing North vs. slave-labor-dependent South).
Practice Quiz
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How did the Market Revolution affect regional divisions between the North and South?