ideas for the betterment of the country. Leaders such as John Marshall‚ Andrew Jackson‚ Henry Clay‚ and William Henry Harrison had to decide whether to adapt to the constantly changed political ideas of the majority‚ or continue instituting the federalist views laid out by their forefathers‚ despite their unpopularity. Thanks to this adaption to change‚ these men were able to recognize the social and political changes occurring and give the country mass democracy. Andrew Jackson has been referred
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The changing nation reflected a growing sense of national pride in the United States during the Era of Good Feelings when United States citizens had a gleaming sense of nationalism and didn’t really care what the government did‚ The Age of Jackson when lower class citizens were just happy to have a president that wasn’t from a rich family. Lastly‚ State’s rights and the Economy not only brought people together due to the states gaining power but it also drew citizens further apart because not everyone
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AP US History Presidental Review Washington (1789-1797) Judiciary Act of 1749 Supreme court used right to declare a law unconstitutional Whiskey Rebellion taxed whiskey- excise tax on whiskey of the westerners- tax used to centralize and fund National debt Roles of Jefferson‚ Madison and Hamilton Jefferson- Secretary of State Hamilton- Secretary of Treasury Madison- Presidental advisor and friend French Revolution Period of radical social and political upheaval
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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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______________________________________________________________________ Although a “corrupt bargain”‚ the election of 1824 began a period in American history in which the needs of the “common man” were addressed instead of those of the New England Federalists or aristocratic plantation owner. One of the most remarkable changes surrounding the Jacksonian Period was the advent of universal white male suffrage. In addition‚ presidential campaigns had to evolve in order to reach a mostly uneducated‚ uninformed
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Convention Indian Removal Act Eerie Canal Frederick Douglass Era of Good Feelings Henry Clay / American System Industrial Revolution Monroe Doctrine Hudson River School Panic of 1819 Missouri Compromise Corrupt Bargain Democratic Party / Whig Party
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Unit 1 Colonial descriptions: * Virginia (1607) * Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in America. It was founded by John Smith and was populated mostly by English males. * They were granted a charter from the king to establish a colony. They were to have a monopoly over the trade and colonization of that area. * These men that settled in Jamestown were mostly looking for economic opportunities (trade goods‚ own land‚ etc.) * John Rolfe helped to temprarily
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charter the bank again in 1832 and refused to put federal money into the national bank but put it into pet banks which put the nation into an economic depression‚ Panic of 1837; also united Henry Clay‚ Daniel Webster‚ and other Jackson haters to form the Whig party which saw Jackson as “king” instead of president * Early-mid 19th century women- cult of domesticity that women should do housework etc.; later women began to get education beyond elementary and were inspired by the Second Great Awakening
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Historical Figure Outline John Quincy Adams I. John Quincy Adams (July 11‚ 1767 – February 23‚ 1848) II. Born in Quincy‚ (was Braintree) Massachusetts. It has a significance that he could watch the Bunker Hill battle near his family’s house hill.It also significance in that he could study in Harvard College in Massachusetts‚ which he graduated in 2 years. The state he ran for office was also Massachusetts‚ where he was chosen state senate for Massachusetts. This has some relation to that
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evident that Calhoun was very involved with the government. Daniel Webster served two terms in the House of Representatives. He was known as an expert on the Constitution and was elected into the senate in 1828. He was affiliated with Federalists‚ National Republicans‚ and Whig Political Parties. 3 Webster is the Prime suspect in John C. Calhoun’s murder based on the fact that they each had different views on The Compromise of 1850. Other suspects are ruled out‚ like Jackson and Adams because they were
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