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U.S. History Mr. Weiss/Ms. Mayer Unit II Exam Questions Spring 2012

==Choose ONE of the following questions to respond to in 90 minutes on exam day. Be sure to consider carefully the structure of your argument, and to provide ample evidence of each of your points of proof. Additionally, be sure to explain thoroughly how each piece of evidence you provide supports your generalizations. For this essay, you will need to include among your evidence at least two primary source documents and two historical statistics. Good luck, enjoy, and see me with any questions.==

==1) Industrialization and urbanization are related processes that begin to develop rapidly in some regions of the United States during the "Early Republic" and "Antebellum" periods. However, in other regions of the new United States of America, neither of these processes really takes hold until after the Civil War. Why does extensive industrialization and urbanization occur in the United States during the period from 1783 to 1860, but only in certain regions?==

==2)To what extent does the adoption of a federal system of government in 1789 contribute to the outbreak of the American Civil War? Is this governing structure a primary cause of the conflict, or is it secondary to other possible causes?==