America's Civil War
History 393
Study Questions
Professor John C. Willis
 
 
The House Dividing

 

1.  What aspects of James Henry Hammond's "Cotton is King" reflect John C. Calhoun's theories? 

2.  How did Hammond's assessment of the American economy both reflect contemporary crises and exacerbate later tensions? 

3.  Was Hammond's 1858 speech treasonous?