How did the institution of slavery change after the American Revolution? Describe both the lives of slaves and the ways that slaves resisted slavery.

Explain the impact of the market economy on nineteenth-century America.

How did the institution of slavery change after the American Revolution? Describe both the lives of slaves and the ways that slaves resisted slavery.

Which of the following issues do you feel were most central to provoking civil war: the debate over slavery, the debate over states’ rights, or the growing economic and social differences between North and South? Defend your position by discussing specific events from the 1850s.