1. Explain Henry Clay’s American System. How did this promote a spirit of nationalism in America? (100-200 words)
2. Discuss America’s transportation revolution in the first half of the 1800s. What role did government play in the development of roads, canals, railroads, and steamboats? (100-200 words)
3. Identify three major industries (not including the railroad) of America’s Industrial Revolution after the Civil War. What made the men who controlled them so successful? (150-200 words)
4. Explain the importance of the transcontinental railroad. In what ways did the transcontinental railroad change America? (100-200 words)
5. Explain the origins and growth of early labor unions in the United States. In what way did they change America? (150-200 words)
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