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    The north and south US both had their fair share of differences during the time of 1800 to 1850. Some of these differences were minor while others were quit large. One of these differences was the economy. In the Northern part of the US‚ there were many small farmers‚ but the North was also becoming more industrialized as well. Looking back in time to the 1800s many factory had started to manufacture products that were earlier inaccessible. This also provided work for people. Meanwhile on the southern

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    Western Expansion’s Contribution to Growing Sectional Tensions between the North and South from 1800 to 1850 G11 Jinpyung Suh ​Once in America‚ there was a time when Eastern South and Eastern North were divided. This division during 1800 to 1850 is one of the important events in American history. There are few reasons for this division such as slavery compromise‚ pursuit of ideal government‚ and also the western expansion. It will make members of the society to be curious why the territorial

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    The years of 1800 to 1850 were years of transition when it became hard for people to adjust to the swift changes in technology‚ population‚ economic growth and culture. This immense growth had deep impact on social‚ economic and religious system‚ which in turn caused conflicts between North and South‚ which later led to civil war. While North America was flourishing with urbanization and industrialization‚ South America‚ on the other side showed remarkably less urbanization. Both wanted to expand

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    From the years 1800-1850 the nation was full of battles and prosperity. Territorial expansion was a cause in most of the battles‚ but also gained prosperity for the nation. There were many impacts on national unity between those time periods‚ but the main impact was territorial expansion. This is true because of the Louisiana Purchase‚ the purchase of Oregon territory‚ and the Mexican War. The Louisiana Purchase was the most important event of President Thomas Jefferson ’s first Administration

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    appeared small as the Boston Associates developed Lowell on the Merrimac River. The population of Lowell increased from 2‚500 in 1826 to 35‚000 in 1850. The Lowell Machine Shop became a center for innovation not only in textile machinery but waterpower technology as well. It also trained a generation of industrial engineers that spread throughout the economy. Lowell attracted further international attention because of its labor system that employed young women housed in corporate boarding houses with

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    The territorial expansion from 1800 to 1850 did not unite the nation‚ but rather tore it apart. The concept of Manifest Destiny had most citizens believe that the territory of the United States should extend all the way to the Pacific Ocean. Through the expansion of territory the issue of slavery between the North and the South did not unite the nation but rather split it apart. The territorial expansion can be seen as splitting the nation apart when Missouri was added to the nation from 1819-1821

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    States has one of the world’s largest economy. The GDP is valued at $17.914 trillion dollars! (World Bank)2 So how can one of the world’s largest economies belong to a country that has an increasing gap between rich and poor? Simple‚ the way it is run! The US government has lost control of and has virtually stopped regulating our economy. We have allowed our jobs to be outsourced in the name of profit. Politicians have allowed big business to run not only our economy‚ but our government. According to

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    economic development‚ both positively and negatively. In the early 1800s‚ regions of the United States were developing differently. In the North‚ factories were built and large cities grew. In the South‚ however‚ another way of life took hold. It was based on the work of enslaved African Americans. Industrial growth was mostly centered in northern states. There were several reasons why this was so: 1. The southern economy was based on agriculture. Southerners produced cotton and other crops

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    America wasn’t what people see it as today in the early 1800s‚ much of the territory was gained through war and treaties. It took time and dedication from key leaders of many revolutions and wars to shape America to as it is known today. Between 1800 and 1850 due to disagreements and subsiding the United States of America went through major territorial changes‚ the idea of Manifest Destiny and the Louisiana Purchase were the beginning of the major changes that the United States underwent. Manifest

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    Between the period of 1850 and 1900‚ the nation was faced with a developing industrialized economy. As the factories started to expand‚ the American workers moved with the change. For many‚ the old ideals of America began to fade away as well. The American dream to prosperity was to invest in land which meant a safe haven for their family. It is necessary to examine fully what kind of people they were at the beginning of the process and to take account of continuities and traditions as well as new

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