It would encourage Europeans to launch campaigns and
expeditions to expand travel and trade.
Seeing goods that are new to them would spur them to find routes to
reach these lands and establish trade relations with them as well learn new
things that would benefit their societies.
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What did the Mexican War mean to Americans in the mid-19th century? The answer reflects the nature and character of mid-century America itself. Americans were reaching out beyond their border. Advancements in transportation and communications technologies were dissolving the nation's geographic and cultural isolation. Commerce expanded and travel increased as interest in exploration carried Americans around the globe. The war was a "window" through which Americans saw a strange and exotic land of alien manners, customs, and attitudes. Many were convinced that America would never be the same.
Answer:
The Industrial Revolution caused a social hierarchy because employees were hired to work machines in factories and were seen as lower class individuals. The consumers were seen as upper class individuals.
