1. The Market Revolution Changes in the Land

2. Focus Question “All was expectancy. Changes were coming. Things were going to happen, nobody could guess what.” Lucy Larcom A New England Girlhood What mood does Larcom seem to have as she made this comment? What sort of changes might she see?

3. The Market Revolution Transformative era in society Moved from a producer to a consumer culture

4. Producer Culture Property = virtue and independence Goods produced locally o Most prepared in the home o Whatever could not be found in the home, found locally Transactions completed through barter.

5. Clothing Clothing took a great deal of time to make 1.Starts with sheering the wool, then carding it

6. Clothing Clothing took a great deal of time to make 1.Starts with sheering the wool, then carding it

7. Clothing 2. Then the “slivers” are spun into thread

8. Clothing 3. Cloth is woven at the loom 4. The end result is cloth

9. Producer Culture Life revolved about the farm o In towns, all farmed. o Any other tasks done as a side-line People scorned debt Favored cooperation Cash was rare

10. Consumer Culture People begin purchasing factory made products Sought uniformity Craved the standard of living from the city

11. Industrial Change Began with the textile industry Factories sprouted in New England Swift moving rivers powered mills

12. Consumer Culture Separation of work and home o Old systems faded away (Putting Out System) Devaluation of women’s labor o Textile mills turned to farm girls to provide labor o “Lowell System” Increased the role of competition in society Increased debt to finance expansion Increased use of money in transactions

13. Sparked several revolutions Transportation Communications Technological Cultural

14. Sparked Reaction What direction was the country headed? What changes were made in society? What changes were made in the family? Was this an improvement?