Homework
For this essay, students will discuss the relationship between the Northern financial class and the United States government during the Civil War and Reconstruction eras. Students should aim to show an appreciation for the mutually advantageous connections established between Washington and Northern finance. Special attention should be paid to the role of the financial sector during Union mobilization, the correspondence of interests between the Republican-led administration and the financial classes, the role of the financial sector in expanding and empowering statist elements, and the influence of the financial sector in determining Reconstruction policy.
The essay must be between 4-6 pages long. It must be at least 4 pages, but not longer than 6. Essays less than 4 pages will be penalized.
Double space the text. 12 point, Times New Roman font. Use standard margins.
Essays that use outside sources will be penalized. For in-text citations, simply write (Bensel, page #).
The source of information can only come from the book;
Yankee Leviathan "The Origins of Central State Authority in America, 1859-1877, by Richard Franklin Bensel.