AP®︎ US History: Topic 4.6 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 4.6 of AP US History – Market Revolution: Society and Culture.
Questions List
Topic 4.6
Question 1 Easy
This question tests the following: KC-4.2.II.A
What was a key component of the Market Revolution?
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Topic 4.6: Market Revolution: Society and Culture
Thematic Focus: Social StructuresSOC
Social categories, roles, and practices are created, maintained, challenged, and transformed throughout American history, shaping government policy, economic systems, culture, and the lives of citizens.
Learning Objective: Unit 4: Learning Objective F
Explain how and why innovation in technology, agriculture, and commerce affected various segments of American society over time.
Historical Developments: KC-4.2.III.A
Large numbers of international migrants moved to industrializing Northern cities, while many Americans moved west of the Appalachians, developing thriving new communities along the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.
Historical Developments: KC-4.2.II.B
The growth of manufacturing drove a significant increase in prosperity and standards of living for some; this led to the emergence of a larger middle class and a small but wealthy business elite, but also to a large and growing population of laboring poor.
Historical Developments: KC-4.2.II.A
Increasing numbers of Americans, especially women and men working in factories, no longer relied on semi-subsistence agriculture; instead they supported themselves producing goods for distant markets.
Historical Developments: KC-4.2.II.C
Gender and family roles changed in response to the market revolution, particularly with the growth of definitions of domestic ideals that emphasized the separation of public and private spheres.
