1. What factors led to the rise of conservatism?
2. What policy changes did Reagan make?
3. What issues arose during the 1980s?
4. How did foreign changes present new challenges for the United States?
5. How does the foreign oil situation affect Americans today?

5. How does the foreign oil situation affect Americans today?

American history from the late 1800s through the pre-World War I era witnessed a transformation in foreign policy. Imagine that you are preparing the introduction to a book that will cover American foreign policy before 1914. You will need to give some succinct, but essential background, beginning with the changes that took place in foreign policy and the reasons for those changes during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

First, list at least three topics you will want to cover. Then write one paragraph about each one. The information should relate only to foreign policy, between 1867 and 1914.

1. What did Eli Whitney use to demonstrate interchangeable parts to President John Adams?
2. Where did the industrial revolution actually start?
3. What two events/factors helped “spark“ the industrial revolution in the United States?
4. How did manufacturing develop in New England
5. How were the agriculture systems of the north and south different
6. About how many African American slaves were in the United States in 1860 ?
7. How do the number of free African Americans and the number of slaves compare from 1790 to 1860 ?
8. How were the agricultural systems of the North and South different?
9. Were roads or canals a more powerful factor in unifying the United States in the first half of the 1800 's?
10. Which region had the heaviest concentration of roads, canals, and railroads? WHY?