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Unit 4: Period 4: 1800–1848

Market Revolution: Society and Culture

Explain how the market revolution moved Americans into cities, mills and the West, split society into new classes, and reshaped women's and family roles.

Topic 4.6 · 14 min read

This lesson comes with the AP United States History plan

In this lesson

  1. 01From the household economy to producing for distant markets
  2. 02Where people moved: northern cities and the trans-Appalachian West
  3. 03A new class structure
  4. 04Separate spheres and the domestic ideal
  5. 05Worked examples
  6. 06Where students lose points
  7. 07On the exam

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