HISTORY
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
Question
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The use of federal paper currency increased.
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Agricultural imports increased.
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Imports of raw materials increased.
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Manufacturing increased.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The War of 1812 provided tremendous stimulus to American manufacturing. It encouraged American manufacturers to produce goods previously imported from overseas. By 1816, 100, 000 factory workers, two-thirds of them women and children, produced more than $40 million worth of manufactured goods a year.
Detailed explanation-2: -The war established clear boundaries between eastern Canada and the United States, set conditions for control of the Oregon Territory, and freed international trade from the harsh restrictions that ignited the war. Learn more about the War of 1812 and its impact on the Chesapeake Bay region below.
Detailed explanation-3: -There was a huge increase in cotton production in the United States after the War of 1812. This happened along with a textile boom in the Northeastern U.S. By 1850, 1.8 million of the nation’s 3.2 million enslaved people were growing and picking cotton.
Detailed explanation-4: -The imposition of high tariffs, advancements in transportation and the development of the cotton gin are among the most important changes made in the United States during this time.
Detailed explanation-5: -The War of 1812 had an impact on getting the Industrial Revolution started in the United States. After the war, people realized that the country was too reliant on foreign goods. They felt that the United States needed to make its own goods and to build better transportation.