Westward+Expansion+Analysis

The Market revolution changed America by creating a more productive nation.. Transportation: · Improvements in technology were a main factor in the growth and success of the Western Expansion during the Market Revolution. New roads were built to create easier transportation across long distances. Another big invention of the Market Revolution was the steamboat. This provided faster transportation for the masses. This also rapidly increased the rate that people moved out west. In addition, railroads were built to cover long distances and connect urban destinations. Another important factor that aided the development of transportation was the increased support from the government to fund improvements. All of these different components of the growth of transportation greatly impacted the Western Expansion because they made it easier for people to travel and move out west, thus increasing productivity and expanded the country as a whole.

Expansion of Land Territory: · During the Market Revolution, productivity increased because of the increase in land possession of the United States. The East coast was becoming over populated and there was a need for more land for the United States to grow as a larger nation. This led to the Louisiana Purchase, which more than doubled the land that the United States possessed. This was most important to small farmers because it gave them their own chance to start their plantation. This gave whites the chance to start a new plantation on fresh land and create economic opportunities. This created more productivity because more people had more land and could therefore grow more crops to create more profit. This boosted the nation’s economy, and helped the nation as a whole.

Race: · The Market Revolution created more productivity in America because there was more integration between races. When white people started moving out to the frontier, they were forced to interact and connect with the indginieous people; the Native Americans. This forced them to create compromises with the Native Americans, therefore creating better race relations, and improving productivity as well. In addition to this, the white people moved out west to create more plantations, which although it created tension between the slaves and whites, it created more productivity for the nation as a whole because more cotton production to create more profit.