Write a 250- to 350-word post answering one of the prompts below

Assigned Reading: American Yawp, ch. 8 (The Market Revolution), ch. 9 (Democracy in America), & ch. 10 (Religion and Reform).
Write a 250- to 350-word post answering one of the prompts below. Make sure that your post is polished, clear, and detailed. Cite your sources using the format described in the Tips and Guidelines for Forum Posts page. Your post must include information only drawn from the assigned chapters from the American Yawp. You are encouraged, but not required, to incorporate material from the primary sources at the end of each chapter.
Both government policies and individual initiative was crucial to the expansion of the United States and other developments in the antebellum period. Which was more important, government policies or individual initiative? Why? Be sure to use specific examples to back up your answer.
How were political democratization and religious movements related during the antebellum period?

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