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