College of Eastern Utah Rise of The Market Economy Made the American Daily Life so Much Easier Discussion

Question 1: How did industrialization and the emergence of a market economy impact the daily lives of Americans? Who was most directly affected and to what effect?COLLAPSEThe creation and rise of the market economy made the American daily life so much easier and more convenient. There was a wave of creating better roads for stagecoaches and roads were even being paved at this point. The railroads began running and the waterway systems and canals were also being used. With the bettering of transportation this meant that crops and textiles could be transported farther, which in turn, meant more money. Because meat and crops could be carried farther, faster now other places not near a port could have access to them. With the Industrial Revolution, easier ways of harvesting crops and making bulk textiles was created. The invention of the cotton gin was fifty times more effective than hand laboring (Shi 281). The McCormick reaper made it easier to harvest wheat (Shi 283). The common, average people were most effected by this revolution. It made their lives easier and less stressful.