HIS discussion CH 9
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answer the following series of questions.
1.It has been said that the antebellum South had a “colonial” economy? One historian has remarked that “the South grew, but did not develop.” What does this refer to? What groups made up the planter aristocracy? Why did their influence far exceed their numbers? If “the typical white southerner was not a great planter,” what was he? Describe and explain the way of life of the southern “plain folk”—men and women? Why did so few non-slaveholding whites oppose the slaveholding oligarchy? Where did these opponents live? In regards to slavery itself, what was life under slavery? Were there “classes” among the slaves? How did slavery in cities differ from slavery on the plantation? What effect did urban slavery have on the “peculiar institution” and on the relationship between white and black? What was life like for free blacks? How was freedom gained, and what were their opportunities once free? How did slaves respond to slavery? How were language, music, religion and family life important in the life of slaves?
2.How did the textile mills recruit and use labor? What was the general response of workers to the Lowell method? What was the lot of working women in Lowell and other factory towns? How did this differ from conditions in Europe? What problems did these women have in adjusting to factory and factory-town life? What impact did factory work have on the artisan tradition in America? What innovations in transportation and/or communication, other than the growth of the railroads, took place during this period? What influence did technology have on the growth of American industry? How did technology and industrial ingenuity prepare the way for the expansion of industry and the growth of the American economy?
3.What were the reasons for and the effect of the rapid increase in population between 1820 and 1840? On a related note, what major immigrant groups came to the United States during this period? What impact did they have on the character and distribution of the population in the North? What impact did this immigration have on the political system? Which party was the most successful in attracting immigrant voters? Why? What gave rise to the nativist movement? What were its political goals? Where did this increased population settle? What population shifts took place between 1820 and 1840, and how did they affect political division?
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