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What effects did factories new machines and railroads have on the northern economy in the mid 1800s?
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What was the effect of improved transportation on the economy of the US in the early 1800s?
Railroads helped the economy because when people took the railroads to work, across to another state, or anything like that it was equivalent to carpooling.
A major complaint of western farmers in the late 19th century concerned the?
4. power of banks and railroads over the farm economy. -Banks held mortgages on the farms and the railroads manipulated transport rates.
What technological advancements of the early 1800s directly impacted the nation's economy?
Telegraph, railways, steamboats, phonograph recordings, ...
What were the consequences to The colonial powers developed plantations and mines but few factories in Africa?
There were many plantations and mine, but few factories. This created an unbalanced economy. There was a small middle class, and not a lot of goods for local consumers.
What new invention changed the economy in the 1800s?
5Which of these innovations led to increased production in American factories in the early 1800s?
What role did railroads play in southern economy?
They shipped materials to northern markets.They shipped materials to the northern factories
What by 1850 linked many towns with cities and factories and opened new markets for the northern economy?
Railroads
What role did railroads play in the southern economy?
They shipped materials to northern markets
How did steam power and railroads change the northern economy?
Steam power and railroads changed the northern economy because steam was powerful and it was cheap to run.
What describes a characteristic of the north economy?
Industrialization is a characteristic that describes the North's economy. Factories and railroads helped to build the economy in North America.
How do steam power change the northern economy?
The steam power changed the northern economy by introduction of the railroads which made the inlands feasible for settlement.
How did railroads impact the development of the US?
Railroads facilitated creating a society that was more integrated. They also helped to expand settlement, and grow the U.S. economy.
What does the north having a more industrialized economy mean in the US?
The Northern economy had factories and manufacturing jobs, while the South was primarily agricultural (farms and plantations).
The bombing campaign between January 1943 and may 1945 did not destroy Germany's economy or undermine German morale but it did destroy many aircraft factories wrecked the railroads and caused?
An oil shortage
What was the economy like in the North and in the South?
The Northern states economics depended mainly on factories and free labor, unlike the Northern sates the south depended on slave labor and agriculture!
Why were the confedaracy and the union fighting?
They south was fighting to gain independence. The north was fighting to preserve the union. Slavery was a big issue during the civil war. The southern economy relied on slavery, without it the southern economy would have collapsed. The northern economy was threatened by slavery. After the south began using slaves in factories, the north became increasingly hostile to the south and slavery because southern factories used slave labor which allowed them to produce cheaper goods. The use of slaves in factories threatened northern economy. Many historians believe that this economic threat lead to the civil war.
How was the war good for the northern economy?
The factories and the farms were kept busy, producing all the weapons, ammunition, equestrian equipment and rations needed by the Union armies.
