Comments on: Andrew Jackson vs. Henry Clay

By: Carl Dodge

Carl Dodge — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:11:15 +0000

I was rather impressed with the political changes that occurred in this tiem period. past-times like the party system and other party activities begin to flourish during the careers of both Clay and Jackson. It struck me as odd that perty systems and the tactics of placeing party friends throughout the system of government in places of power at all levels began in time not too long after the nation was founded. Corruption seems to seep very early into any and all forms of power. In the terms of market revolution the politics change because they began to see people asking and lobbying to special considerations. It was the birth period of speical interest groups. The groups that existed at this time were the gropus pushing for more and better banking to fuel the revolution. Clay tried to use the bank issue to get himself elected to president. Jackson on the other hand claimed that “It wealkty men could grow wealthier by political favoritism, then rival groups of greedy factions would soon be competing for government favor.” To me that is a pretty basic defintion of a special interest group.

By: Nathan Zietlow

Nathan Zietlow — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:05:31 +0000

The Market Revolution was started by the growing commerce of the North and South exporting their products from fields near navigable water. Towns were growing up and merchants would go to these cities to collect different kinds of products such as, flour, rice, and lumber then ship the products over seas in exchange for consumer goods from Europe. Entrepreneurs in the U.S. launched successful expirements in factory production. Their biggest achievement was in the cotton industry. With expanison in the factory industry this created all sorts of opportunity for entrepreneurs in the U.S. America’s economy was changing giving families who had limited economic opportunities to now; have a fresh start and have success by picking up a trade or successfully producing a crop.

By: Amanda Crump

Amanda Crump — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 01:08:36 +0000

The Market Revolution brought about many changes in the country but the changes were on a more personal basis then in years past. White men, who had previously been stuck-in-a-rut because the economy was stagnant, began to achieve success when the canals were opened and farming inland became profitable and Southwest plantations began to spring up everywhere. White females, as well as white children, were able to work in the factories and as shoe makers in their homes. The slave population grew as the plantations in the Southwest grew with the demand for cotton hitting an all time high. And Native American’s felt the effects of the Southwest migration when they were forced off their lands to make way for the new plantations. The changes that occurred weren’t just in one part of society, but all of society was affected in the Union.

By: Corey Livieri

Corey Livieri — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 23:17:05 +0000

The Market Revolution essentially evolved from the improvements in American technology. Big improvements came in the area of transportation with the introdution of the canal and steamboat. With the invention of these two items came the quicker and vaster transport of goods, such as cotton, and the slaves who picked it. Cotton production rapidly increased in just a matter of a few years, causing a boom in new northern mills. As an overall result, there were many more individuals working in the North (mainly women and children) who spun the abundance of cotton being picked by the booming number of southern slaves. To sum things up, more production in the North meant more toiling tasks in the South.