awarded personal friends and financial supporters with government job positions. Jackson introduced the system for rotation of jobs. He believed that long service resulted in corruption and rotation at regular intervals was needed. Cornerstone of Jacksonian democracy. Later used by other Presidents and elected government officials. 3. National-Republicans Jackson won the election of 1828‚ Adams supporters found party opposed to Jackson. Held a convention at Baltimore in December 1831 to decide
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Chapter 8: Varieties of American Nationalism A Growing Economy Banking‚ Currency‚ and Protection War of 1812 stimulated manufacturing Post war manufacturing chaos in shipping and banking- need for new Bank of the United States‚ chartered expiration in 1811 and not renewed‚ protecting new industries‚ transport systems After expiration of charter‚ state banks offered difft currencies at difft values confusion and counterfeiting Congress passed new charter for Bank of US 1816- its size and
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period in American history‚ the right to vote created controversy and arguments‚ supporting and opposing the right of suffrage being given to the common man in addition to the wealthy‚ who already had voting rights. The expansion of suffrage in the Jacksonian Age generated numerous arguments‚ mainly regarding the effect on the government and politics‚ the eligibility of the poor in society‚ and the morality of expanding voting rights and the voters. Arguments on the issue of politics were a foundation
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APUSH Fall Exam First John Marshall – Supreme Court chief appointed by John Adams; set many precedents for the way the US Constitution is currently interpreted. Henry Clay – a lawyer‚ politician‚ and skilled orator who represented Kentucky in both the Senate and in the House of Representatives. He opposed the idea of Manifest Destiny because he believed it would cause controversy over slavery and threaten stability of Union. (He was right). Two Party System – A major change in politics after
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Albert Moncada Jr. Ms. Oberman AP U.S. History‚ Period 6 2 February 2012 APUSH DBQ Reform movements in the United States from 1825-1850 greatly benefited to expand democratic ideals that shape our nation today‚ but they also limited the expansion with some reforms. Reform movements took place in the North to fight off the forced labor and cruelty of slavery‚ and throughout the states‚ religious revivals and women rights movements arose. These reform movements expanded the democratic ideals by
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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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