There was no longer one dominant religion. More areas declared themselves to be Lutheran or Calvinist. Old political lines were not as important as the new religious lines that were drawn. This would also be one one of the last major wars over religion.
here several things that fruit merchants and the u.s. foreign-policy makers have in common:
They both participated in economic imperialism.
They both wanted to control the market they were in, to be the exclusive provider of product/policy.
They both used economic power to spread US influence abroad.
All of the thins above,were being done in order to obtain the maximum profit for themselves from all of their operations
Due to the technological improvements of the industrial revolution, women were hired as the workforce for numerous industries, particularly in the textile industry.
It was a win to win relationship for both, business owners and female employees, as business owners saw women as a cheaper source of labor in comparison to men. On the other hand, women saw the wages that the industries paid as more attractive than doing housework. Additionally, due to their relatively smaller size in comparison to men, women could also access places within machinery that men couldn't. This was an advantage when it came to maintenance tasks.
There are several ways in which the U.S. increased western settlement in the 1800's, but by far the most important action was the creation of the Homestead Act.