Chapter 9
What were the reasons for the revitalization of slavery as an institution?
Because they realized that it would eventually fade from the national scene . The need for labor reversed this .
What factors led to industrialization?
Industrialization in America was brought on by two major factors: the outlaw of slavery and the expansion of technology.
What role did the government play in supporting economic development ?
John Marshall the principle of judicial review which was a vital part of American government system . They also helped the federal government.
How did the Marshall Court aid economic development ?
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) - upheld the Constitutionality of the Bank of the United States Dartmouth College v. Woodward (1819) - power of the contract Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) - broad interpretation of the Constitution's commerce clause, giving Congress much more power and preventing inter-state barriers.
What accounted for the impulse for the colonization of blacks? How did the approaches of whites and blacks to colonization differ?
Opponents of slavery establishing free slave slave colonies. The whites put ever tighter restrictions on the blacks .
Why did the United States not develop a class-conscious working class?
Others believe that ethnic and racial differences prevented the formation of a distinct working class with common need.
What led to a resumption of immigration to the United States and what was the impact of that immigration?
Still others contend that the influx of immigrants willing to accept low wages undercut attempts to organize workers.
What led to the expansion of cotton cultivation in the South?
The South began to produce cotton to supply the textile factories of New England. Cotton originally came primarily from Egypt, India, and the West Indies, but the demand of British textile mills motivated American farmers .
What slowed industrialization in the United States?
The lack of open roads, canals and railroads slowed industrialization in the United States prior to the cotton boom!