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FRQ 7-9 Thesis
FRQ 7. In what ways and to what extent was industrial development from 1800 to 1860 a factor in the relationship between the northern and the southern states? (2006B)
Industrial development from 1800 to 1860 played a role in the relationship between the northern and southern states mainly through the industrial revolution. The Transportation Revolution benefitted the north the most with railroads while the south was dug into slavery. The Market Revolution changed both the North and South by changing a mercantilist based economy into a capitalist economy. The industrial revolution itself created more jobs in factory based environments. Tensions grew between the two as they became to grow more apart when the north was transitioning into industrial work when the south depended on agriculture. Overall, their differences between 1800 to 1860 created tensions between the two areas.
FRQ 8. Compare the experiences of ALL of the following groups of immigrants during the period 1830 to 1860. English Irish German (2007B)
The English, Irish, and German immigrants from 1830 to 1860 shared many of the same traits and experiences during that time. The three groups of immigrants shared a poor lifestyle where the Irish faced the potato famine, the English were facing a poor economy and most desired to move to America, and the Germans came from all places as there was no Germany at the time making them poor and spread throughout the states. The Irish were hates for reasons such as ruining the Lowell system and overpopulating the cities whereas the English blended in as citizens of America getting standard treatment. The Germans on the other hand stuck to their own kind and treated in mixed ways.
FRQ 9. Analyze the impact of the market revolution (1815–1860) on the economies of ALL
Of the following regions.
The Northeast
The Midwest
The South
The Market Economy between 1815 and 1860 changed