Part of the larger transportation revolution, the Erie Canal [in New York State] played a major role in the transformation of the young Republic’s geography and economy and helped set off the industrial and marketing revolutions that swept across the northern United States early in the nineteenth century. . . . “. . . The story of the Erie Canal . . . offers a rich perspective on the tumultuous era between the War of 1812 and the Civil War. This period in American history saw dramatic changes in the ways people perceived and organized their lives. . . . Among the middle class, these changes would be grouped together as signs of ‘progress’ or ‘improvement.’ For them progress meant, in large part, that men and women were taking an active role in realizing a divinely sanctioned movement toward perfectibility of the natural and human worlds.
“This understanding of progress would play a central role in defining Northern sectional identity in the decades leading up to the Civil War.”
a. Briefly describe ONE claim made in the excerpt.

b. Briefly describe how the developments from the mid–1800s described in the excerpt relate to earlier developments in the late 1700s and early 1800s.

c. Briefly explain how ONE piece of evidence from between 1800 and 1848 could be used to support, modify, or refute the argument made in the excerpt.

How is thomas jefferson related to the war of 18122 a. during his term, he made defense cuts that left americans at a military disadvantage b. as madison’s vice president, he served as a commander in chie c. he convinced congress to declare war though his propaganda efforts d. he authored the treaty ghent which ends the war

Read the excerpt from the monsters are due on maple street.as they suddenly start toward the house. in this brief fraction of a moment they take the first step toward performing a metamorphosis that changes people from a group into a mob. they begin to head purposefully across the street toward the house at the end. steve stands in front of them. for a moment their fear almost turns their walk into a wild stampede but steve's voice, loud, incisive and commanding, makes them stop.stevewait a minute . . wait a minute! let's not be a mob! the people stop as a group, seem to pause for a moment and then much more quietly and slowly start to walk across the street.which sentence from the excerpt is an example of foreshadowing? a) as they suddenly start toward the house.b) in this brief fraction of a moment they take the first step toward performing a metamorphosis that changes people from a group into a mob.c) they begin to head purposefully across the street toward the house at the end.d) the people stop as a group, seem to pause for a moment and then much more quietly and slowly start to walk across the street.

Final exam: us history playlist project instructions: in lieu of a final exam you will have a project that is due thursday june 20 @ 11.59pm this exam is worth 60 points. you may choose to complete the traditional exam or this exam. they are worth the exact same score i will simply exempt one, and give you credit for the other you are to create playlist of songs from each era we studied this year you will have anywhere from 10.12 songs depending on how you view the year you may do it on powerpoint word prezi spotify, itunes or anything else you can think of assignment find a song that you can relate to a histoncal era we discussed in order to earn full credit you must submit the name of the song and artist 2 the lyrics to that song either a portion or all with the lyrics highlighted that you feel remind you of something we studied i will not go searching for these make sure you include them 3 a 3-5 sentence paragraph that explains why these lyrics remind you of the era we studied. this is your chance to make connections to what you have learned prove me to me you understand what was going on in the world during this time period see rubric for grading specifics these same songs mo mendy's example: see next page (note: the example is for a us history course you may not i would do an image like this yours would have more songo)