Learning Objectives
After studying this time period, you will be able to:
- Explain the development of economic patterns and the government’s response to economic issues
- Describe how reformers and activists have changed American society
- Analyze the impact ideas about women and gender roles had on politics and society
- Describe labor systems in North America and their effects on workers and society
- Describe the reasons for internal U.S. migration and settlement and the effect of such migration on American life
- Explain the causes and effects of U.S. economic, diplomatic, and military initiatives in North America and globally
- Analyze how U.S. growth and global involvement have changed ideas about national identity
- Analyze relationships among various social, ethnic, and racial groups and their effect on U.S. national identity