Market Economy
HIST-2110
Exam #2
Strengthening the New Nation, The Early Republic, The Emergence of a Market Economy, Nationalism and Sectionalism, The Jacksonian Era, The South, Slavery and Cotton
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Answer three of the following questions:
- Why did the United States go to war with Great Britain in 1812? Which group of people supported the war and why?
- What factors account for the tremendous growth in cotton cultivation from 1790 to 1860? What was the “King Cotton” theory and why did it ultimately fail?
- Examine the impact the War of 1812 had on American industrial development. What was the impact of Jefferson’s 1807 embargo? What regions benefited from this development and which ones did not?
- How might one account for the rise of Andrew Jackson to victory in the election of 1828? What was the impact of his upbringing, personality, war status, and political philosophy?
- Discuss Jackson’s Indian policy? What had been his historical experience with the Indian tribes and how did this impact his policy? What were the results of his Indian policy?
- How important was slavery to the economy of the Old South? How did Southern attitudes towards tariff policy differ from the northern states and what impact did this have on industrialization in the South?
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