AP U.S. History Chapter 11 Study Guide 1. What was de Tocqueville’s observation about the way democracy played itself out in America? He claimed that the most able men were rarely placed in the positions they deserved—those at the head of affairs. He also said ordinary citizens ignored important issues of public policy‚ refused to elect their intellectual superiors to office‚ and willingly assented to the politicians and leaders that lied to gain people’s support. 2. What is the
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US had the right and the obligation to expand to the Pacific. 1846- Americans fought an 18 month war against Mexico that resulted in the acquisition of more than half of Mexico--- one third of the current US.--- 2. JOHN C. CALHOUN- FROM SOUTH CAROLINA Calhoun had been vice president under John Quincy Adams in 1825 and Andrew Jackson in 1829. He split with Jackson and did not become his VP in 1833. The split was over THE TARIFF OF ABOMINATIONS”-
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Identify the Wilmot Proviso and Popular Sovereignty and the reaction of various political figures to these proposals. In the following years after the Mexican War‚ “Pennsylvania Democrat David Wilmot in 1846” had proposed of an amendment that read “as an express and fundamental condition to the acquisition of any territory from the Republic of Mexico… neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist in any part of said territory” (388). In layman’s terms‚ Wilmot offered the idea that there
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The validity of President Andrew Jackson’s response to the Bank War issue has been contradicted by many‚ but his reasoning was supported by fact and inevitably beneficial to the country. Jackson’s primary involvement with the Second Bank of the United States arose during the suggested governmental re-chartering of the institution. It was during this period that the necessity and value of the Bank’s services were questioned. The United States government in 1816 chartered the Second Bank of the
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The divide between the North and South has always been a common issue. This sectionalism had a large impact on Antebellum America. Although the North and South had some common bonds‚ their differences were far greater.The difference between the North and South can be exhibited with the Missouri Compromise and the Tariff Compromise of 1833. These contrasting views sparked great debate between the states‚ and the Federal government had to get involved. However‚ this created even more tension because
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An aggrieved South‚ fearful of being denied more slave states‚ threatened secession. Whigs led by Henry Clay and Daniel Webster and Democrats led by John C. Calhoun and Stephan A. Douglas engaged in intense negotiation in the chambers of Congress. Northern senators were willing to comply to the demands of the South so long as California’s identity as a free state was secured in the
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The Rise of Mass Politics 1) The Expanding Electorate Every state democratized its electorate; dropping or reducing voting requirements. James Kent argued property qualification should survive for electing senators. Conservative legislature in RI blocked all efforts of democratization. Thomas L. Dorr and the “People’s Party” drafted new constitution n began to set up a new govt with Dorr as governor‚ 2 govts were claiming RI. The old govt claimed Dorr n followers as rebels n began
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confrontation through the Compromise of 1850. Before the passage of the Compromise of 1850‚ many of the United States’ leaders found themselves at odds with one another. John C. Calhoun‚ a publically known pro-slavery Congressman‚ believed that slavery should not have been excluded from territories prior to admission to state hood. Calhoun thought that Congress did not have the power to regulate slavery in the nation’s newly acquired territories. In Calhoun’s Speech on the Admission of California- and the
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fierce political battle between Jackson and Calhoun. John C. Calhoun‚ a War Hawk‚ spearheaded the wave of nullification‚ beginning in South Carolina. Calhoun believed in stronger state governments‚ whereas Jackson argued that nullification was treason and its supporters were traitors1. South Carolina started to question Congress after a law was passed that limited US imports‚ an action thought to have ruined much of the foreign market. This led Calhoun to the belief of nullification‚ since the
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including Jackson‚ to believe that Biddle was abusing his power and was serving the interests of the wealthy. As a result‚ Jackson declared the bank to be unconstitutional even though it was previously said to be constitutional. In the election of 1832‚ Clay wanted to challenge Jackson on the issue by trying to persuade Congress to pass a bank re-charter-bill. Jackson vetoed it‚ saying that it was a private monopoly and that it favored the wealthy‚ and in turn led to the backfire of Clay’s plan. The majority
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