History of the American People

UNIT THREE ESSAY EXAM Part Two: Chapter Nine through ElevenEssay: Choose one of the following essay topics to write about. explain your thoughts thoroughly.1. What led to the development of the Monroe Doctrine, and how did President Monroe transmit his ideas to the American people?2. Discuss the election of 1824. Be sure to include all of the candidates, details of the campaign itself, the outcome,and the political controversy after the election.3. The Tariff of 1828 proved to be the impetus behind the entire nullification controversy. Examine the process that brought this about.4. How important was slavery to the economy of the Old South? Discuss its effects on agriculture, industry, and any other relevant aspects of the South.5. Discuss agricultural diversity as it relates to the Old South. Why did cotton become so important, and what significance did other crops hold for the region?6. How prevalent were slave rebellions in antebellum America? Detail the most significant of the nineteenth-century rebellions and explain their significance to understanding the period.7. Describe the various religious movements of the era—the rational religions, the Second Great Awakening, the Mormons, and so on—characterizing the origin and adherents of each.8. Trace the reforms in prisons and asylums in America. Include the major changes in the treatment of prisoners, the disabled, and dependent children in antebellum America.9. Evaluate the goals, methods, and leadership of the abolitionist movement. Which of the methods were most effective? Why?10. Describe the southern defense of slavery before and after 1830.