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DQ 1
Examine the development of the systems of roads and canals between 1815 and 1840. What geographical factors contributed to this? What sections did this transportation system link together, and what effect did this have on the economy of each? How might this transportation network have influenced political alliances?



DQ 2
It has been said that "the most conspicuous change in American life in the 1840s and 1850s was the rapid development of the economy and society of the Northeast." What changes occurred in this region during the period under consideration, and how did these changes tend to draw the Northeast and Northwest more closely togethereconomically, socially, and politically? (Document numbers 1 and 2 in the Study Guide shed some light on this.)



DQ 3
Discuss the impact of increased European immigration between 1840 and 1860 on American political development, the workforce, and the character and distribution of the population.



DQ 4
Describe the types of workers recruited and the conditions they faced in America's early factory system. How and why did workers and conditions change from the 1820s to the 1840s, and what were the consequences?



DQ 5
Discuss the shifting concepts of mid-nineteenth-century America concerning the woman's place within the family and the family's place within the larger society.



DQ 6
What were the major technological inventions and innovations of this period? How did they help unify the nation? How did they reflect the divisions that were taking place in America and even contribute to these divisions? In short, what was the impact of technology on the United States during this period?



DQ 1
Historian Lee Benson has contended that the democratic movement in America during this period was much broader than the Democratic Party and that this should be called the age of egalitarianism, rather than the age of Jackson. Having read the text chapter (paying attention to "Where Historians Disagree"), what evidence have you found to support Benson? What have you found to contradict his assertion? Evaluate both sides.


 * 1) http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dkrqpg4_1cxctqpg4
 * 2) http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfg9np9c_36g4vdtx4r
 * 3) http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dc55vct4_5hm6t9mfv
 * 4) http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dkrqpg4_1265tqtmdx

DQ 2
Describe Jackson's views on the powers and limitations of government. Offer specific examples of the ways Jackson translated his views into action.



DQ 3
Andrew Jackson thought of himself as the "president of the people." Was he? What can you find in the career of Jackson that would support his assertion, and what can you find to deny it?



DQ 4
Discuss the careers of John C. Calhoun, Henry Clay, and Daniel Webster, and explain why each failed to reach the presidency.



DQ 5
What caused the split between Calhoun and Jackson? The Eaton affair is generally seen as a symptom, not a cause, which would indicate that the real division between the two men was much deeper. Assess the causes of the split, and speculate on its significance for the South and for the Democrats.


 * 1) http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddmj2wft_11g77hb9gf

DQ 6
How did William Henry Harrison win in 1840? What were the issues that worked against him, and how did his party exploit them? Furthermore, how was this candidate presented to the people? What image were his managers trying to create and what does this image tell you about the American electorate?


 * 1) http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dkrqpg4_22h83mwmdd

DQ 7
How did Calhoun (and South Carolina) justify and explain the theory of nullification? On what points did Webster (and Jackson) oppose this theory? (Document number 1 in the Study Guide applies here.)


 * 1) http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dkrqpg4_4hq73v5fn
 * 2) http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfq4fjvt_34dx4fnjcb

DQ 8
What were the conditions that led to the Panic of 1837? What role did the policies of Andrew Jackson play in this? (Document number 2 in the Study Guide applies here.)


 * 1) http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dkrqpg4_63k4b8qdg

DQ 9
What factors led to the emergence of the second party system? Compare and contrast the philosophies, constituencies, and leadership of the Whig and Democratic parties in the 1820s and 1830s.


 * 1) http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dkrqpg4_19wwrktfft

DQ 10
Analyze the presidency of John Tyler. On which programs can he be considered successful and on which did he fail? What does his elevation to the presidency and the problems he experienced tell you about the nature of the Whig party?


 * 1) http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dkrqpg4_3r9cjjhm
 * 2) http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dkrqpg4_21xr5xn5gs