Learning Objectives
After studying this time period, you will be able to:
- Describe the reasons for internal U.S. migration and settlement and the effect of such migration on American life
- Explain how environmental and geographic factors, as well as competition for resources, affected various communities and impacted government policies
- Explain the causes and effects of U.S. economic, diplomatic, and military initiatives in North America and globally
- Describe labor systems in North America and their effects on workers and society
- Explain the development of economic patterns and the government’s response to, and influence on, economic issues
- Analyze relationships among various social, ethnic, and racial groups and their effect on U.S. national identity
- Describe how reformers and activists have changed American society
- Chart the development of, and changes in, American politics
- Describe the effects of differing interpretations of the Constitution on American life