Chapter 10: The Great Transformation, 1815 - 1840

After reading this chapter, you should be able to do the following:

1. Identify the technological and political developments that led to a revolution in American transportation during the first half of the nineteenth century.
   
   
2. Analyze the changes in the nature of work and how the developing factory system affected the expectations of various classes in American society.
   
   
3. Explain how the South’s economy changed dramatically during the first part of the nineteenth century and evaluate the responses of both blacks and whites to these changes.