HIST1301

Question #1

Read Chapters 9 & 10 and the Monroe Doctrine. Once all reading is complete, respond to the following items:

· The Monroe Doctrine became one of the crucial foundations of American foreign policy over the next century; what was the occasion for Monroe's articulation of this doctrine, and what were the circumstances motivating its adoption?

· What reasons were used by Monroe to justify this foreign policy pronouncement, and how do they relate to arguments made during the revolutionary and early republic periods?

You are required to submit an initial posting (200 words minimum) that addresses the items above

Question #2

Instructions: Provide a comprehensive response to the question(s) below. Be sure to draft your response in your own words (do not quote verbatim from the textbook). 

Assignment Question(s)

Using a minimum of 200 words, address the following: 

· What new challenges and opportunities emerged with the growth of immigration in antebellum America?

Question # 3

 Provide a comprehensive response to the question(s) below. Be sure to draft your response in your own words (do not quote verbatim from the textbook). 

Assignment Question(s)

Using a minimum of 200 words, address the following: 

· How did the market economy and its technologies shape the expansion of democracy in the 1830s?

· How did that expansion of democracy affect African-Americans in the 1830s?