US History

      Read the following article about the consequences of the War of 1812.On your assignment sheet, consider and determine whether each of the following increased national identity or regional identity.  Write your answers in complete sentences. (35 points) ● Marshall Court ● Expansionism ● Hudson River School ● Beginning of the Industrial Revolution ● Missouri Compromise ● Westward Migration ● Second Great Awakening               Use book: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-Do0McUmR-yRHVJdTIwcXhQNlEConcept:  Chapter 8 Reading QuestionsUsing the information provided in the chapter, answer the questions below. Be thorough and complete.  Type your answer in the space below the question. (60 points) Each answer should be a minimum of one paragraph each. 1.How did governments, banks, and merchants expand American commerce and manufacturing between 1780 and 1820?   2.  Did state mercantilism (the grant of privileges and charters) embody republican ideology or violate it?   3.  What factors encouraged — and inhibited — equality and democracy in early-nineteenth-century American life?   4.  How did republican ideals, new economic circumstances, and changing cultural values affect marriage practices?   5.  Why did aristocratic republicanism develop in the South, and what were its defining features?   6.  Why did the colonization movement of the 1810s fail?       Concept Missouri CompromiseExplain in one paragraph the significance of the Missouri Compromise in regards to slavery and sectionalism.  Type your answer in the space below. (15 points)     Use book: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-Do0McUmR-yRHVJdTIwcXhQNlEConcept:  Religion as a Social Force Read chapter 8 in the book ( you may also use the additional resources). Answer the following questions. (40 points) 1. Why did people move towards protestant churches?   2. What communal purpose did revivals have?   3. How did inclusion of blacks in the Revivalist movement upset whites?   4. How was the increasing amount of power given to women in religion seen as a threat?       Document: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-Do0McUmR-yUmdHR2FSRVY0SkkDBQ Please respond to the following prompt using evidence from the documents, your notes, and homework assignments. Focus on crafting a clear argument with a complex thesis statement and using supporting evidence and analysis.Was industrialization between the late 1800s and early 1900s in the United States a blessing or a curse?Your response should be five-paragraph long (50 points)               Read book: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-Do0McUmR-yRHVJdTIwcXhQNlEConcept:  Chapter 9 Reading Questions Using the information provided in the chapter, answer the questions below. Be thorough and complete.  Type your answer in the space below the question. (60 points) Each answer should be a minimum of one paragraph. 1.  Which was more important in the Market Revolution, government support for transportation or technological innovations, and why was that the case?     2.  Thinking like a historian 9b:  What does source 1 tell us about the hopes of steam railroad pioneers? Do the other sources suggest their hopes were achieved?   3.  Thinking like a historian 9b:  What does source 2 suggest about early railroad design and marketing? How does this image contrast with source 3? What threats does source 3 highlight? What audiences were the targets of these illustrations, and how successful are their respective messages?   4.  Thinking like a historian 9b According to source 4, how did Pennsylvania raise the money for these subsidies? Who was left holding the bag? Why would governments fund such private enterprises?         5.  Thinking like a historian 9b Who are the “sleepers” in source 6? How does Thoreau calculate the cost of progress? How are these costs similar to or different from the ones described by the author of source 5?                 6.  Thinking like a historian 9b After re-reading the section in this chapter on the transportation revolution, answer the following questions: Why did the transportation revolution take place? What roles in the spread of the railway, canals, and turnpikes were played by entrepreneurs and capitalists? By governments, taxpayers, and various groups of workers? What were some of the unintended consequences? Who won? Lost? Using these documents and your answers, write an essay assessing the benefits and costs of the transition to new transportation technologies.                 Effects of the Industrial Revolution 1On your assignment sheet, write a brief summary regarding the impact of the industrial revolution on American people, especially women, children, and immigrants. (15 points)         choose one of the subtopics listed (working conditions, living conditions, urbanization, etc). Under each summary, there is a set of questions asking you to choose the role, if any, the government should take to improve that particular area. Respond on your assignment sheet. (25)