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Creating a Nation, Beginnings to 1877

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Guided Reading Activity

Review Questions: OutliningDIRECTIONS: Read the lesson and complete the outline below. Refer to your textbook to fill in the blanks.

Lesson 3 Antebellum America

I. The Nation Matures

A. to preserve a balance between __________________ and __________________ states, Congress enacted the __________________ , which allowed slavery to expand into the __________________ but not in the rest of the Louisiana territory.

B. the charter of __________________ expired in 1811. Calhoun introduced a bill to replace it, giving the new institution power to __________________ and __________________ .

II. Life in the North

A. Between 1815 and 1860, more than 5 million __________________ came to america. they were a steady source of cheap __________________ .

B. By 1860, factory workers numbered roughly __________________ . Some workers organized in __________________ hoping to gain __________________ and __________________ .

III. The Land of Cotton

A. the invention of the __________________ by __________________ made __________________ the dominant crop in the South.

B. this increased the demand for __________________ . State __________________ forbade enslaved people from owning property or learning to __________________ , among other restrictions.

IV. The Age of Jackson

A. In 1828 __________________ was elected because of support from __________________ and __________________ voters.

B. Jackson dismantled the __________________ and sent warships to __________________ during the __________________ crisis .

V. A Reforming Society

A. People who believed that __________________ caused crime and poverty formed __________________ .

B. Other reformers focused on better facilities for __________________ , the insane, and the poor.

C. Others sought to establish a system of public __________________ . States established a system of __________________ .

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Creating a Nation, Beginnings to 1877

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Summary and ReflectionDIRECTIONS: Summarize the main ideas of this lesson by answering the question below.

Why could the first half of the nineteenth century be characterized as one of momentous changes?

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