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US History: Market Revolution and Social Change

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US History: Market Revolution and Social Change

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What was a significant result of the market revolution on American families?

A decline in the production of goods at home

An increase in the number of single-parent households

A shift in the notion of what constituted work and gender roles (correct)

A decrease in women's participation in the workforce

What was the ideal that emerged in the 19th century regarding women and children's work?

That women and children should only work in agriculture

That women and children should be involved in production at home

That women and children should work outside the home to support the family

That women and children should not engage in paid work (correct)

How did the market revolution transform the economy?

By integrating families into a new cash economy (correct)

By creating a bartering system

By decreasing the production of goods at home

By making goods more expensive

What was the significance of the domestic sphere in the 19th century?

It was a symbol of a family's class status Signup and view all the answers

What was a result of the shift in work away from the home?

A transformation in Americans' notions of what constituted work Signup and view all the answers

What was the reality of women's work that the ideal of removing them from work ignored?

That women worked at home, but it was not considered 'real' work Signup and view all the answers

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The Market Revolution and Its Impact on American Families

In the first half of the 19th century, northern US families increasingly participated in the cash economy created by the market revolution.

Shift in Work and Gender Roles

The early stages of industrialization shifted work away from the home, transforming Americans' notions of work and what it meant to be an American woman and man.
The market revolution redefined gender roles as workers were thrust into new systems of production.

Class Status and the Domestic Sphere

A family's class status was determined by their ability to remove women and children from work, an ideal only achievable for the wealthy.
The purity of the domestic sphere, an idealized realm of women and children, increasingly signified a family's class status as Americans purchased more goods in stores and produced fewer at home.