Conflict and American Independence, 1754–1800

Transcontinental Railroad

Cumberland Road

Panama Canal

Erie Canal

Dred Scott Decision

Plessy vs Ferguson

Brown vs Board of education

Marbury vs Madison

The rise of utopian communities indicated withdrawal from conventional society rather than active engagement with it through broad-based reform movements sparked by revivalism ethos.

Increased support for Manifest Destiny ideology stemmed directly from religious conviction that expansion was divinely appointed but lacked broader societal reform efforts.

The push towards moral reform movements such as temperance campaigns, abolitionism, educational reforms grew out of evangelical zeal promoting personal salvation through societal improvement.

Religious revivals largely reinforced existing class structures by advocating submission rather than challenging inequitable societal norms or institutions.

William Berkeley

Nathaniel Bacon

George Washington

John Smith

By eliminating tariffs altogether to encourage foreign trade.

By focusing exclusively on agricultural exports while limiting industrial growth.

By advocating for protective tariffs, a national bank, and internal improvements.

By relying solely on free market principles without government intervention.

It led to significant advancements in agricultural technology.

It started a widespread movement toward sustainable energy practices.

It decreased reliance on British manufactured goods.

It initiated Industrial Revolution practices within America.

It caused an increase in self-sufficiency and prosperity through industrialization.

It led to widespread economic hardship due to a decline in international trade.

It initiated a boom in cotton production due to diminished British competition.

It resulted in enhanced agricultural exports to non-European markets.

Russia, Poland, and Ukraine

France, Portugal, and Belgium

Spain, Italy, and Greece

England, Germany, and Ireland

The rebellion was unsuccessful and led to the execution of Nathaniel Bacon.

The rebellion was successful and resulted in a change in government.

The rebellion was ultimately put down by the colonial government, but led to changes in policy towards Native Americans and indentured servants.

The rebellion had little impact on the political landscape of Virginia.

Increasing tensions between slave and non-slave states

Limitation of federal authority in applying Native American treaties

Strengthening of federal government power over the economy

Expansion of voter eligibility by reducing property requirements