Economics
Order Description
1- Discuss the history of immigration to the U.S, as well as the in" rel="nofollow">internal migration that have occurred up to the 1920s in" rel="nofollow">in terms of the their economic effects. Contrast the experience of organized
labor (unions) with that of capitalist enterprise.
2- Discuss the differences between England's colonization of North America and Spain" rel="nofollow">in's conquest of what we now call "Latin" rel="nofollow">in America". Why did the colonial ambitions of France and Holland fail (
exceptin" rel="nofollow">ing the outpost of Francophone Quebec), while those of England survived for nearly two centuries of economic development?
3- For many American in" rel="nofollow">institutions, there is a mixture of both strong and weak "federalism", the former epitomized by Hamilton ( and Lin" rel="nofollow">incoln), and the latter by Jefferson ( and Jackson). Discuss how
these played out right up to the 1920s in" rel="nofollow">in regard to: the bankin" rel="nofollow">ing system, attitudes and policies towards in" rel="nofollow">industrial concentration, and of course, slavery.