Development of the American Economy

HIS-144: The Development of the American Economy
Directions: Respond
to the five questions below using resources from the Topic 4 Readings,
including your textbook, materials provided by your instructor through class
discussion, and materials from the GCU Library Guide for HIS-144 US History
Themes.

The overall assignment must include three to five relevant
scholarly sources in support of your content.

While APA style is not required for the body of this
assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources
should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in
the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

Wikipedia, Ask.com,
ehow.com and other online information sites, encyclopedias, or dictionaries
are not considered university academic sources and are NOT TO BE USED.

Explain Henry Clay’s
American System. How did this
promote a spirit of nationalism in America? (100-200 words)

Discuss America’s
transportation revolution in the first half of the 1800s. What role did government play in the
development of roads, canals, railroads, and steamboats? (100-200 words)

Identify three major
industries (not including the railroad) of America’s Industrial Revolution
after the Civil War. What made the
men who controlled them so successful? (150-200 words)

Explain the importance of the
transcontinental railroad. In what
ways did the transcontinental railroad change America? (100-200
words)

Explain the origins and growth of
early labor unions in the United States.
In what way did they change America? (150-200 words)

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