Free Enterprise, and Urbanization in the United States

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What is the impact of free enterprise on the economy?

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It promotes competition, innovation, and economic growth.

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How does free enterprise encourage innovation and economic growth?

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By allowing individuals and businesses to compete in the marketplace, leading to the development of new products and services, as well as increased efficiency and productivity.

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Explain how free enterprise promotes competition and consumer choice.

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Free enterprise promotes competition and consumer choice by allowing businesses to compete with each other to attract consumers, leading to a wide variety of choices for consumers.

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In what ways did the Industrial Revolution lead to technological advancements?

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Promoting innovation and the development of new machinery and production methods

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What were some key innovations of the Industrial Revolution and how did they impact society?

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The steam engine, textile machinery, and the telegraph led to increased productivity, urbanization, and the rise of factory-based industries.

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How did urbanization contribute to the growth of cities in the United States?

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Migration of people from rural areas to cities

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What were the push and pull factors that led to increased immigration during the Industrial Revolution?

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Push factors such as poverty, political instability, and religious persecution in Europe, and pull factors such as the promise of jobs, higher wages, and the availability of land.

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Explain the challenges faced by immigrants as they settled in urban areas.

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Overcrowded living conditions, language barriers, discrimination, and difficulty finding employment

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What were the living conditions like in urban areas during the Industrial Revolution?

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Overcrowded, unsanitary, and lacking in basic amenities

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During the early 1800s many young women in New England were employed outside their homes as?

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cloth weavers in textile mills.