Chronological Reasoning and Causation
Did the market economy build the canal or did the canal build the market economy?
Suggested Teaching Instructions
As the nation expanded, growing sectional tensions, especially over slavery, resulted in political and constitut ses that culminated in the Civil War.American nationalism was both strengthened and challenged by territorial expansion and economic growth
Students will examine the market revolution, including technological developments, the development of transportation networks, the growth of domestic industries, the increased demands for free and enslaved labor, the changing role of women, and the rise of political democracy.