Examine the shift of primary industries in the US in the mid-1800s. The early settlers were farmers but when factories and different industries mushroomed, the people’s lives changed dramatically. You will read about the big change in this book for fifth graders. Go ahead and grab a copy today.

Farms that were on poor soil and distant from markets declined, whereas other farms successfully adjusted production as rural and urban markets expanded and as Midwestern agricultural products flowed eastward after 1840. Rural and urban demand for manufactures in the East supported diverse industrial development and prosperous rural areas and burgeoning cities supplied increasing amounts of capital for investment.

Children need to learn about the past in order to better appreciate the present. In this social studies book, your fifth grade will learn to identify and even understand the role of industry and factories in the economic development of the Northeast. Let your child trace similarities and differences between then and now. Begin with this book today.

Cotton was a major economic activity in the South. Along with the growth of the cotton-growing industry was the emergence of exportation, plantations and human labor. Cotton should be handpicked that’s why slaves were common in these plantations. In this book, you will examine the economic importance of cotton and how heavily it has relied on exportation to England and slave labor. Grab a copy today.

This eleventh edition was developed during the encyclopaedia's transition from a British to an American publication. Some of its articles were written by the best-known scholars of the time and it is considered to be a landmark encyclopaedia for scholarship and literary style.

First published in 1851, this influential book makes a case for the interconnectedness of agriculture and manufacturing in the American economy. Arguing that a strong industrial base is necessary to support a thriving agriculture sector, Carey presents a compelling vision for a self-sufficient, interdependent society. A cornerstone of American economic thought, this book remains relevant today. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

During the Industrial Revolution, millions of Americans moved from farms to cities in search of work in new factories. This shift from an agricultural society to an industrial society was monumental, shaping the United States into the nation it is today. Readers explore the driving forces behind the Industrial Revolution and lasting effects of this dramatic change through carefully chosen primary sources, sidebars that feature first-person accounts of this time period, and riveting main text filled with essential historical facts. With each turn of the page, readers will find themselves fully immersed in this seminal time period in American history.