The Market Revolution/ Manifest The Market Revolution/ Manifest DestinyDestiny

► CapitalismCapitalism► Market RevolutionMarket Revolution

► TelegraphTelegraph► John DeereJohn Deere

► Cyrus McCormickCyrus McCormick► Manifest DestinyManifest Destiny

► MormonsMormons► Joseph SmithJoseph Smith

► Brigham YoungBrigham Young

Market RevolutionMarket Revolution

►1830s1830s►People bought and sold goods rather People bought and sold goods rather

than making their ownthan making their own►Many Americans switched from being Many Americans switched from being

self-sufficient to specializing in one or self-sufficient to specializing in one or two cash cropstwo cash crops

CapitalismCapitalism

►Private businesses and individual Private businesses and individual control the means of production and control the means of production and use them to make a profituse them to make a profit

InnovationsInnovations

►Telegraph – Samuel MorseTelegraph – Samuel Morse Enabled people to better communicate Enabled people to better communicate

over long distancesover long distances

►Steam engineSteam engine Powered riverboats that could go both up Powered riverboats that could go both up

and down riversand down rivers

►Emergence of the railroadEmergence of the railroad

ProgressProgress

►South was still agricultural South was still agricultural Some chose to stay that waySome chose to stay that way Others had all of their money trapped in Others had all of their money trapped in

their crops and slavestheir crops and slaves

►People moving to mid-west began to People moving to mid-west began to discover fertile soil for growing cropsdiscover fertile soil for growing crops Needed new suppliesNeeded new supplies

John DeereJohn Deere

►Created first steel plow 1837Created first steel plow 1837►Allowed farmers to plow with horses Allowed farmers to plow with horses

instead of oxeninstead of oxen

Cyrus McCormickCyrus McCormick

►Created the mechanical reaperCreated the mechanical reaper►Allowed crops to be harvested fasterAllowed crops to be harvested faster

Manifest DestinyManifest Destiny

►18451845►United States Magazine and United States Magazine and

Democratic Review Democratic Review Encouraged people to go West and Encouraged people to go West and

populate the entire continentpopulate the entire continent

►Believed that populating the continent Believed that populating the continent was “allotted by Providence”was “allotted by Providence” Justified war and threats of war to take Justified war and threats of war to take

territoryterritory

M.D. cont.M.D. cont.

►Americans believed that they should Americans believed that they should spread freedom and democracyspread freedom and democracy

►Came by wagon trainCame by wagon train Santa Fe Santa Fe OregonOregon

M.D. cont.M.D. cont.

►Moved West because of:Moved West because of: Economic problemsEconomic problems Abundance of landAbundance of land New markets to sell toNew markets to sell to

►Expanded trade to China and JapanExpanded trade to China and Japan

MormonsMormons

►Led by Joseph SmithLed by Joseph Smith►Established LDS in NY in 1830Established LDS in NY in 1830

Moved to Illinois in 1839Moved to Illinois in 1839►Grew to about 20,000 peopleGrew to about 20,000 people

►People in IL printed protests about People in IL printed protests about polygamy in paperspolygamy in papers

►Smith broke the printing pressSmith broke the printing press►Murdered by anti-Mormon groupMurdered by anti-Mormon group

Mormons cont.Mormons cont.

►Smith was succeeded by Brigham YoungSmith was succeeded by Brigham Young►Moved Mormons to edge of the Great Moved Mormons to edge of the Great

Salt Lake in UtahSalt Lake in Utah 18471847

►Awarded land for familiesAwarded land for families Shared timberland and waterShared timberland and water

►Created a large communityCreated a large community Salt Lake CitySalt Lake City