Discuss the economic changes in the United States from the late 18th century to the early 19th century—in particular, those changes related to the industrial, transportation, and market revolutions
Compare and contrast the unequal effects of the economic revolutions of the late 18th and early 19th centuries on the lives of different groups of Americans, differentiate by race, sex, class, and national origin.
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Using the secondary sources above as evidence, consider the following in a post of at least 250 words:
Economic transformations like the “revolutions” mentioned in the readings are often thought of as indicators of progress and improvement. How did these revolutions help America progress or improve?
How did different groupings of Americans (including immigrants) experience the impact of those revolutions? Which groups benefited or suffered setbacks, either in absolute terms (worse off over time) or in relative terms (losing ground to other groups)? By groupings, you should be thinking in terms such as: race, socio-economic class, native-born or immigrant, etc. You may also want to specify in terms of region (where these changes took place) or gender, for instance, middle-class white women or working-class men.