Homework: U.S History 1800-1860
i. A Nation on the Move: Westward Expansion, 1800-1860
ii. Cotton is King: The Antebellum South, 1800-1860
iii. Antebellum Idealism and Reform Impulses, 1820-1860
Instructions
For this homework, read the attached materials and answer ONE of the provided questions. 300-400 words excluding references and a minimum of 3 references.
i. What are the economic and political issues raised by having an imbalance between free and slave states? Why did the balance of free and slave states matter?
ii. Consider the arguments over the expansion of slavery made by both northerners and southerners in the aftermath of the U.S. victory over Mexico. Who had the more compelling case? Or did each side make equally significant arguments?
iii. What strategies did slaves employ to resist, revolt, and sustain their own independent communities and cultures? How did slaves use white southerners' own philosophies-paternalism and Christianity, for example-to their advantage in these efforts?
iv. In what ways did the Second Great Awakening and transcendentalism reflect and react to the changes in antebellum American thought and culture?
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.