U.S. History
Chapter 3 – The Growth of a Young Nation
3-4 The Market Revolution
The Market Revolution
CA Standards:
11.2 Students analyze the relationship among the rise of
industrialization, large-scale rural to urban migration, and massive
immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe
Objectives:
• Describe the impact of new markets, entrepreneurs, and
inventions on the 19th century economy.
• Explain the ways in which workplaces changed during the market
revolution.
• Summarize the efforts of workers to improve their economic
security.
Homework
Write definition of Terms &
Names found on page 144 of
textbook or page 43 in
workbook.
Read pages 144 - 149
The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st
Century
Prepare for Open notebook Quiz
The Market Revolution
Main Idea
Inventions and economic developments in the early
19th century helped transform American society. In this
market revolution, people began to buy and sell goods
rather than making them for themselves.
The Market Revolution
Why It Matters Now
The market revolution and free enterprise system that
took hold during this period still drive the nation’s
economy today.
The Market Revolution
Terms & Names page 139 in
textbook or 41 in workbook
 Market Revolution
Free Enterprise
 Entrepreneurs
Immigration
 National Trades’ Union Union
 Samuel F. B. Morse
 Lowell Textile Mills
Commonwealth vs Hunt
Notes: 3-4 Guided Reading
The Market Revolution
Read Pages 41 & 42
Reading Study Guide
Notes: 3-4 Guided Reading
1. How did new inventions create a market
revolution in the United States?
• New inventions improved manufacturing,
transportation, and communication that made it
possible for different regions to specialize and sell
their goods to each other.
Notes: 3-4 Guided Reading
2. How did the new factories change how Americans worked?
• Work that had been done by skilled artisans in the home
or in small local shops were now done by unskilled
workers in factories.
Notes: 3-4 Guided Reading
3. Why did workers begin to organize into unions?
• Low, below the cost of living, wages and bad working
conditions in factories led workers to organize into
unions.
Be prepared for open
notebook quiz