Essay Questions for Test: America Expands: The Gains and Pains 2014

Explain the difference between subsistence farming and market-oriented farming

and describe at least 3 reasons for the transformation. Finally, describe at least
two of the resulting social and economic effects in America at that time. 10 points


Describe the Lowell system, its beginnings and how it changed to the point that the
South used it as an example to expose northern hypocrisy in the argument against
enslaved labor. 10 points


The North and South grew farther and farther apart in the following areas as
the nation expanded westward. In 2-3 sentences for each point (labor,
industrial development, change, etc.) compare and contrast the north and the
south. 25 points
North South

Labor
Industrial development
Change
Social stratification
Transportation
Population
Urban v.country living
The American West
International relations