My U.S. History I PART 2

U.S. History Reading Response Week 6

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Instructions: Respond to the following questions related to chapters 11-12 from your eBook, U.S. History: https://openstax.org/details/books/us-history.

Chapter 11

· How did an “imbalance” of a nation having some free as well as some slave states affect the economy?

· Discuss the impact of Anglo-Americans who settled in Texas:

· Describe the impact of the Mexican-American War:

Chapter 12

· What impact did steamboats have on the antebellum years in terms of technological advancement?

· What was the “cotton kingdom”?

· How did some slaves experience trauma during the antebellum period?