Thursday, 1/7. Forging the National Economy. Read pages 287-318.
1. How did the demography of America change in the early 1800s? How did this affect our culture?
2. How did immigration change in the early 1800s? How did Americans react to these changes? What effect did this have on American culture and politics?
3. What were the most important technological innovations in this period? How did technological innovations affect farming, the economy of the South and slavery?
 4. Trace the development of industry from homes to factories. Trace the development of the form of business from the individual proprietor to the corporation.
 5. What improvements in technology and changes in law enabled these developments? How did changes in transportation change the Mid-west, the Northeast, and the South?
 6. Who were the first groups to work in these new industrial factories, and how were they recruited?
 7. How effective were workers in controlling the conditions of their work?
8. How did the workplace, the lives of women and nature of families change due to working in industrial factories?
 9. What is the significance of the Supreme Court cases Charles River Bridge v Warren Bridge (1837) and Commonwealth v. Hunt (1842)? (These will be covered in class)

Know the significance of the following: Nativism, “Know-Nothings”, Erie Canal, De Witt Clinton, Robert Fulton, Eli Whitney, general incorporation laws, Lowell system, Charles River Bridge v Warren Bridge (1837), Commonwealth v Hunt (1842)