1 What were the real causes of the war of 1812 ? Was the declaration of war a "mistake" or the result of deliberate policies by new american poilitical forces ?
2 What role did the west play in such crucial issues of the period as the tariff, internal improvements and the expansion of slavery ?
3 How similar was the compromise of 1850 to the missouri compromise of 1820 ? How did each sectional copromise affect the balance of power between north and south?