Chapter 111. Reflections on The Market Revolution, Chapter 11

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Correct. The answer is c. The author’s main point in this section of the chapter is that, after 1815 the United States experienced a market revolution built upon improvements in transportation that accelerated manufacturing, created new markets, spurred innovations in commercial law, and fueled economic volatility that resulted in unpredictable periods of boom and bust.

Incorrect. The answer is c. The author’s main point in this section of the chapter is that, after 1815 the United States experienced a market revolution built upon improvements in transportation that accelerated manufacturing, created new markets, spurred innovations in commercial law, and fueled economic volatility that resulted in unpredictable periods of boom and bust.

Correct. The answer is a. The author builds her case for her argument that transportation improvements fueled the nineteenth-century market revolution by using the example of the Erie Canal, which facilitated cheap transportation between eastern and western points, and built New York into the nation’s premier commercial city.

Incorrect. The answer is a. The author builds her case for her argument that transportation improvements fueled the nineteenth-century market revolution by using the example of the Erie Canal, which facilitated cheap transportation between eastern and western points, and built New York into the nation’s premier commercial city.

Correct. The answer is c. To support her argument that American manufacturing grew dramatically after 1815, altering methods of production and labor relations, the author cites the example of the Lowell mills. These new textile factories produced machine-made cloth on a large scale in the United States for the first time and brought young New England women out of their homes and into the workplace.

Incorrect. The answer is c. To support her argument that American manufacturing grew dramatically after 1815, altering methods of production and labor relations, the author cites the example of the Lowell mills. These new textile factories produced machine-made cloth on a large scale in the United States for the first time and brought young New England women out of their homes and into the workplace.

Correct. The answer is b. To support her point that the market revolution spurred lawyer-politicians to “refashion commercial law to enhance the prospects of private investment,” the author demonstrates that the number of corporations grew rapidly between 1800 and 1817.

Incorrect. The answer is b. To support her point that the market revolution spurred lawyer-politicians to “refashion commercial law to enhance the prospects of private investment,” the author demonstrates that the number of corporations grew rapidly between 1800 and 1817.

Correct. The answer is c. According to the author, economic volatility in the United States and the boom/bust cycle stemmed from the system’s dependence on extensive credit.

Incorrect. The answer is c. According to the author, economic volatility in the United States and the boom/bust cycle stemmed from the system’s dependence on extensive credit.

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