One of the most pressing early signs of division in this country was in the economic differences between the north and south. the Market Economy in North followed its European counterparts and Industrialized, while the South stayed agrarian and continued to profit from its large scale plantations.  This unit explores the economic development of the New Nation and the Market Revolution that seemed to draw more division between the north and south.

Readings:

    1. Textbook: Chapter 9 – “Toward a National Economy”

    2. Source Collection for Chapter 9.2: State Laws Govern Slavery

    3. Source Collection for Chapter 9.4: John Marshall – Opinion of the Supreme Court

    4. Ralph Waldo Emerson: “The American Scholar”  Click Here for link  (Links to an external site.)

Based on the readings  answer the following question in 2-3 developed paragraphs. Please answer the question in the “QUIZ” section marked Quiz 9 and save the file as a Word Document of PDF file. Be sure to reference the readings for support.

Many Historians doubt that a market revolution had created a national economic system. Based on the readings did a market revolution take place in the first half of the nineteenth century?