Timeline

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Timeline

1. (a) Which event between 1800 and 1810 greatly
   increased the size of the United States? (b)
   How would the United States have been different
   if this event had not taken place?
2. (a) Which event between 1820 and 1830 affected
   the issue of slavery? (b) How was this event a
   harbinger of future conflict?
3. (a) Indicate a date that relates to the
   invention of the telegraph. (b) Describe the
   effect the telegraph had on communication
4. (a) When were the words for The Star Spangled
   Banner written? (b) Why was it an appropriate
   choice for the national anthem?

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A Growing Nation(Pgs 230-232)

1. In what way is the story of this period the story
   of westward expansion?
2. What link exists between westward expansion and
   conflicts over slavery?

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Literature of the Period(Pgs 233-237)

• 1. In what way was Transcendentalism a response
  to Puritanism?
• Why is Walden an especially meaningful book
  today?
• Where did most of Americas great writers of this
  period live? Why?

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The Development of American English (Pg. 238)

1. Why do you think Americans are so fond of
   abbreviations?
2. What does the origin of the expression O.K.
   suggest about the relationship between new words
   and politics?