American History: A Survey (Brinkley), 13th Edition

Chapter 10: AMERICA'S ECONOMIC REVOLUTION

Essay

1
Examine the development of the system of roads and canals between 1815 and 1840. What geographical factors contributed to this? What sections did this transportation link together, and what effect did the linkages have on the economies of the sections thus connected? How might this transportation network have influenced political alliances? In short, what effect did the system of canals and roads have on the nation as a whole?
2
How did the system of roads and canals in the previous question reflect the nationalist thinking of Alexander Hamilton and Henry Clay? Consult earlier chapters in answering this question.
3
According to the text, "the most conspicuous change in American life in the 1840s and 1850s was the rapid industrialization of the Northeast." What changes occurred in this region during the period under consideration and how did these changes tend to draw the Northeast and the Northwest more closely together economically, socially, and politically?
4
What impact did the economic changes in the North have on society there? Explain how industrialization affected labor, family life, and the role of women in the North.
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