democratic political process. How do you explain John Quincy Adams’s great success as secretary of state and his relative lack of success as president? As secretary of state‚ Adams’s conservative values and rigid morals were adjust with that earlier era without prejudices of politics. He achieved great diplomatic successes‚ such as acquiring Florida from the Spanish through the Adams-Onis Treaty. As president‚ Adams’s political style was out of date because the way he thought was different from it’s
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APUSH Test Review ch.9-15 1. Men took low-paying jobs as factory hands‚ construction workers‚ and canal diggers‚ while the women took positions as domestic servants in middle- and upper-class homes. They were accused of taking jobs and driving down wages. 2. Finney conducted emotional revival meetings that stressed conversion rather than instruction and discipline. 3. Both of the Great Awakenings were sparked by a declining church attendance; both included ’mass preaching’‚ preachers
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Free Response Essay: Jacksonian Period Directions: You are advised to spend 5 minutes planning and 30 minutes writing your answer. Cite relevant historical evidence in support of your generalizations and present your arguments clearly and logically. Topic: The Jacksonian Period (1824-1848) has been celebrated as the era of the “common man.” To what extent did the period live up to its characterization? Consider TWO of the following in your response. Economic development Politics Reform
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Sophie DeGreen September 16‚ 2014 APUSH Ch. 3 Section Review What was the role of the colonies in the British mercantilist system? The English crown pursued mercantilist policies and stretched it to the America’s through the Navigation Acts. The colonies role in the British mercantilist system was to produce raw materials and goods. Then they would export it ONLY to England where it would be re-exported into finished products. Explain the causes and the results of the Glorious Revolution in
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Carolina Braga APUSH 2/25/13 Thesis: Harding‚ Coolidge‚ and Hoover led the nation from post World War I recession‚ to the roaring twenties‚ and then into a depression. Republicans sought to serve the public good less by direct government action and more through cooperation with big business. The United States was continuing political isolationism. The Politics of Boom and Bust The Republican “Old Guard” Returns Pres. Harding looked the part as president—tall‚ handsome‚ silver-haired
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DBQ 4 Although Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton did fight bitterly over issues of constitutional interpretation in the 1790s; the policies if the Jeffersonian Republican Presidents Jefferson and Madison in 1801-1807 reflected the beliefs of the Federalist Hamilton. John Adams was a federalist and liked the ideas of Alexander Hamilton while James Madison was a Jeffersonian. Although‚ Adams also agreed with Madison because the Jeffersonian were changing and becoming "nearer to his system"
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In the Jacksonian era‚ the Democrats and Whigs differed in belief in the role of federal government in the economy. The Jacksonian democrats wanted a small federal government and more states rights and conservatives‚ whereas Whigs wanted a strong federal government with fewer state’s rights while being open to change. Although this branches of into more differences. They also differed in their beliefs of social reform. The Jacksonian Democrats were more located in the south‚ making slavery a necessity
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Nineteenth Century Populists Were the Political Heirs of Jacksonian Democrats The Populists that emerged in the late nineteenth century were in many ways the political heirs of the Jacksonian Democrats‚ harboring several similar objectives and proposals for reform. Jackson grew up in the backwoods of the Carolinas and as president fought for the common man. Populists were the common people‚ made up of industrial workers and farmers and created their party to fight politically for what they
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in the culture in question. The United States has reached many different levels of equality throughout its history. A product of the times‚ it is always changing. Both Jeffersonian democracy and Jacksonian democracy were based on the beliefs in the freedom and equal rights of all men. However‚ Jacksonians acted more thoroughly on these ideas. While these two men essentially shared many of the same beliefs and ideas‚ there was a noticeable difference to how they acted on them and spoke out about them
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Sophie DeGreen APUSH Chapter 1 Section Review 1. What were the main characteristics of the Indian civilizations of Mesoamerica? There were many characteristics of the Indian civilizations of Mesoamerica. One was that a lot of them were farmers. The Mayans and Aztecs of Mesoamerica had elaborate and complex systems of irrigation for their farming that they mastered. For Mesoamerican civilizations‚ an elite class ruled the society. The Mayans had an elite class that lived off of taxed peasants and
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