Expanding Markets and Moving West Chapter 9
US Markets Expand
Entrepreneurial Spirit ____________________ - economic system in which the means of production are controlled by private individuals/business Factors of Production:
New Inventions Examples Vulcanized rubber Sewing machine Mechanized reaper Telegraph Telephone Steel plow Harnessing of electricity
Transportation Canals Railroads 1816 = 100 miles of canals Began replacing canals in 1840s 1850 about 10,000 miles 1860 about 31,000 miles
Regionalization Southern Agriculture Northeast Shipping and Manufacturing Midwest Farming
Manifest Destiny