THE EXPANDING REPUBLIC
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THE EXPANDING REPUBLIC
1815–1840
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> What were the most important causes and consequences of the market revolution from 1815 to 1840? Chapter 11 explores the impact of the economic expansion known as the market revolution on American life. It also traces political developments and Indian policy under the presidency of Andrew Jackson as well as the contemporaneous appearance of reform movements.
Figure false: The Clermont. Robert Fulton’s steamboat travels up the Hudson River from New York City. The Granger Collection, New York.