1.) Discuss the transportation revolution that followed the opening of the Erie Canal and the ways in which it influenced the American economy. 2.) Examine what was considered “women’s work” in the first half of the nineteenth century. What professions, if any, were readily available to women, and how did some individuals help push these boundaries? 3.)The Tariff of 1816 and the Panic of 1819 revealed deep sectional differences. Discuss those differences and what was done to bridge some of them. Were these efforts enough? 4.) Much has been made of the “corrupt bargain” of the 1824 election. Explain the events in question and discuss the merits of such a deal. 5.) Ultimately, the Jackson presidency was revolutionary. Discuss the major political changes brought about by Jackson’s administration. 6.) Why did President Jackson veto the recharter of the Second Bank of the United States? 7.) What was more important in creating the distinctiveness of the Old South, its economics or its culture? 8.) in what ways were the differences and divisions between the antebellum South and northern society expanding by 1860? Why? 9.) Why is having a high literacy rate, like the United States had during the first part of the nineteenth century, so significant to a country? 10.) What was the relationship between the women’s rights movement and the abolitionist movement? How did the issue of women’s rights help split the abolitionist movement?  11.) Does Mexico deserve any of the blame for the Mexican-American War? Did the Mexican government feel it had any other choice but to pursue war? 12.) In 1844, John C. Calhoun, as Secretary of State for President Tyler, wrote that adding Texas as a slave state was necessary to keep the South in the Union.  Does evidence suggest that he was right? .

1. 1.) Discuss the transportation revolution that followed the
opening of the Erie Canal and the ways in which it influenced
the American economy.
2.) Examine what was considered “women’s work” in the first
half of the nineteenth century. What professions, if any, were
readily available to women, and how did some individuals help
push these boundaries?
3.)The Tariff of 1816 and the Panic of 1819 revealed deep
sectional differences. Discuss those differences and what was
done to bridge some of them. Were these efforts enough?
4.) Much has been made of the “corrupt bargain” of the 1824
election. Explain the events in question and discuss the merits
of such a deal.
5.) Ultimately, the Jackson presidency was revolutionary.
Discuss the major political changes brought about by Jackson’s
administration.
6.) Why did President Jackson veto the recharter of the Second
Bank of the United States?
7.) What was more important in creating the distinctiveness of
the Old South, its economics or its culture?
8.) in what ways were the differences and divisions between the
antebellum South and northern society expanding by 1860?
Why?
9.) Why is having a high literacy rate, like the United States had
during the first part of the nineteenth century, so significant to a
country?

2. 10.) What was the relationship between the women’s rights
movement and the abolitionist movement? How did the issue of
women’s rights help split the abolitionist movement?
11.) Does Mexico deserve any of the blame for the Mexican-
American War? Did the Mexican government feel it had any
other choice but to pursue war?
12.) In 1844, John C. Calhoun, as Secretary of State for
President Tyler, wrote that adding Texas as a slave state was
necessary to keep the South in the Union. Does evidence
suggest that he was right?