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Factors boosting America's industrial growth included:
rural communities
the Embargo Act of 1807
transportation
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Correct: the Embargo Act of 1807 and improvements in transportation boosted American industrial growth. Rural communities generally did not—industrialization concentrated in towns and cities—though rural areas did supply raw materials, waterpower, and labor for some early mills.
Why:
- Embargo Act of 1807 (and later trade disruptions, e.g., War of 1812) reduced imports and forced Americans to make goods at home, encouraging domestic manufacturing.
- Transportation improvements (turnpikes, canals like the Erie Canal, steamboats, and later railroads) lowered costs of moving raw materials and finished goods and opened wider markets, making factories more profitable.
- Rural communities were more often sources of resources and workers rather than engines of industrial growth; the growth itself produced urbanization.
Why:
- Embargo Act of 1807 (and later trade disruptions, e.g., War of 1812) reduced imports and forced Americans to make goods at home, encouraging domestic manufacturing.
- Transportation improvements (turnpikes, canals like the Erie Canal, steamboats, and later railroads) lowered costs of moving raw materials and finished goods and opened wider markets, making factories more profitable.
- Rural communities were more often sources of resources and workers rather than engines of industrial growth; the growth itself produced urbanization.
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