Chapter 9 Nationalism, Economic Growth,  Sectional Conflict

  1. When Francis Cabot Lowell built the world's first factory able to convert raw cotton into cloth by power machinery under one roof in Waltham, Massachusetts, he chose a labor force different from that found in any previous factory. Describe the labor force and the conditions under which they worked.
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  2. Describe the "Era of Good Feelings"
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  3. Give examples of the shift in the Republican Party toward Federalist policies that occurred under Madison.
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  4. Describe Henry Clay's "American System."
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  5. In what way was "girlhood," a new life stage in the early nineteenth century?  Describe the change for Lucy Larcom.
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  6. Why was a second national bank created in 1816?
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  7. Why were tariffs extended and increased after the War of 1812? Who opposed tariffs?
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  8. What percentage of the US population lived within 50 miles of the eastern seaboard prior to 1812?
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  9. What was Thomas Jefferson's 1803 estimate of how long it would take for settlers to occupy the region between the Alleghenies and the Mississippi?
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  10. Speculate on why Jefferson thought it would take so long.
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  11. Why did federal land policies originally only sell land in 640 acre parcels, set the price of public land high, and deny sales on credit to individuals?
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  12. How was land policy changed in 1820? What was the effect?
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  13. How did Supreme Court chief justice John Marshall expanded the powers, prestige, and independence of the court?
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  14. What were some of the unresolved issues between Britain and the United States in the treaty ending the War of 1812?
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  15. How did the US acquire Florida from the Spanish?
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  16. What were the circumstances leading to the promulgation of the Monroe Doctrine?
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  17. Why was there a boom in canal building after 1825?
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  18. In what ways did communication improve between 1790 and 1831?
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  19. Prior to 1815 laws protected the people. After 1815, however, the American legal system favored business - economic growth, profit, and entrepreneurial enterprise. Give examples of how the laws were changed.
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  20. What was the American System of Production?
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  21. How quickly was the US urbanizing During the 1820s and 1830s?
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  22. What were some of the problems associated with urbanization in this period?
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  23. Explain the rationale behind "stay laws"?
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  24. What changes in American politics occurred as a result of the panic of 1819?
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  25. Describe the crisis created by Missouri's application for statehood.