Unit 1 Essay: Building the American Economy

Unit Essay: Building the American Economy

In order to get credit for this project you must write an essay on the following topic:

Building the American Economy

The Era from 1860-1914 was a time of rapid territorial and economic growth in the United States. Rail Road acts and establishment of Land Grant universities during the late nineteenth century paved the way for this growth, and laws regulating industry, commerce, and governing public education systems established the infrastructure for the economic superpower that the US would later become. Using the knowledge that you have gained from studying the lessons in this unit, pick three aspects of American Domestic Policy or three pieces of landmark domestic legislation and write an essay of 600 words or more that defines American Domestic Policy from 1860-1914.

Aspects of US Domestic Policy you could organize your essay around: commerce, industry, agriculture, immigration, education, settlement of the West, government

The Last Spike, Thomas Hill. Oil-on-canvas, 1881.