U.S. History
- In two well-developed essays, you will answer two questions, ONE from each section.
- Your responses should include evidence from your readings/class lectures.
- MLA format is fine. Please be sure to properly cite your sources.
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Responses should thoroughly answer the questions. These are not short-answer
questions…
• Type your responses in a document and upload in Blackboard. You do not need to restate
the question.
Pick ONE from this section:
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Consider Andrew Jackson’s campaigns for the presidency and his eventual presidency. In
what ways did Jackson broaden the democratic spirit in the United States and how did he
revolutionize the office of President of the United States? -
Despite the efforts to solidify the Union, sectional differences between the states were
emerging. What economic factors in the mid-1800s contributed to the growing division
among the states? (i.e.: How did different means of economic development in each region
of the country divide the country?)
Pick ONE from this section:
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Discuss Manifest Destiny. What is Manifest Destiny? What factors drew Americans West
(mentally and physically)? How did this ideology affect the expansion of the United
States and its relationship with other countries? -
Consider the politicization of slavery. What attempts at compromise had been made to try
to satisfy both sides of the slavery issue? Why was a solution that satisfied both North
and South never truly agreed upon? At what point was it clear that compromise was futile
and war inevitable?
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