1. Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
a. Samuel F.B. Morse
b. Eli Whitney
c. Cyrus McCormick
d. Elias Howe
e. Samuel Slater
2. Describe and state the historical significance of the following:
a. Conestoga wagons
b. Erie Canal
c. “Lowell girls”
d. Know-Nothing party
e. Commonwealth v. Hunt
3. Compare the growth of roads, river transportation, and railroads through 1860. What were the advantages and disadvantages of each means of transport?
4. Describe the impact the War of 1812 had on American industrial development.
5. Compare and contrast the economic development of the Northeast with that of the South. What were some of the reasons that caused those differences to develop?
