“The Whigs favored tariffs and federal support for internal improvements‚ supported the US banks‚ opposed indian removal‚ and supported a strong central government” (Keene 249). Unlike the Whigs the Democrats “opposed tariffs and federal support for internal improvements‚ opposed the bank of the US‚ favored Indian Removal‚ and States rights” (Keene 249). The Whigs and the Democrats made many advancements in America. One result in the
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become Prime Minister instantly made clear that George III was nearly entirely responsible for his entry into office. When the dispute arose over the coalition of the India Bill in 1782‚ George III immediately took the opportunity to get rid of the Whigs leaving a position open for Pitt. Therefore we can see that this opening ‚created by the King‚ enabled Pitt to become Chancellor of the Exchequer and First Lord of the Treasury in 1783. The King used the India Bill as an excuse for a dramatic change
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1. What issues divided the Whigs and Democrats? How did the Panic of 1837 and its aftermath solidify the Democratic and Whig parties? How did the massive immigration of the 1840s influence the balance of power between the Whig and Democratic parties? 2. In what ways did the concept of Manifest Destiny affect the foreign and domestic policies of the US in the years 1840-1850? What economic and political forces fed westward expansion during the 1840s? 3. Why did Americans settle in Texas? How did
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sharp split between red and blue states. But while it may seem like both of these things have been around forever‚ the situation looked quite different in 1850‚ with the Republican Party not yet existing‚ and support for the dominant Democrats and Whigs cutting across geographic divides. The collapse of this second party system was at the center of the increasing regional tensions that would lead to the birth of the Republican Party‚ the rise of Abraham Lincoln as its leader‚ and a civil war that
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Accidency‚” Tyler was the first vice president to become chief executive due to the death of his predecessor"(Web). Even though he was a Democrat-Republican‚ John Tyler for vice-president on the Whig ticket in 1840. Once he became president‚ the Whigs tried to impeach him because they did not like his ideas.
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Shaping of North America - Pangea Split North America formed - “America’s Mountains” = Rockies‚ Sierra Nevada‚ Cascades‚ Coast Ranges Peopling the Americas - 35‚000 years ago = Ice Age Glaciers that connected Eurasia with N. America (present day Bering Sea) Nomadic Asian hunters (immigrant ancestors of the Natives) Trekked across the Bering isthmus for 250 centuries Reached far tip of S. America (15‚000 miles from Siberia) By the time Europeans arrived in 1492‚ 54 million people inhabited
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slavery Reasons for popularity – public liked it because accorded with democratic tradition of self-determination; politicians liked it because it seemed compromise btw abolitionists and south Zachary Taylor – Hero of Buena Vista‚ ‚ Whig candidate‚ wins presidency in 1848 Whig Platform – dodged troublesome issues‚ extolled virtues of candidate Free Soil Party platform – for Wilmot Proviso‚ against slavery in territories‚ for federal aid‚ free government homesteads for settlers Gold fever – Sutter’s
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INVENTING A NATION (Washington‚ Adams‚ Jefferson) In Contempt Book Report: This report is based upon the book “Inventing a Nation” (Washington‚ Adams‚ Jefferson)‚ written by Gore Vidal. This book is published by Gore Vidal himself in 1925 and is copyrighted in 2003 by the same publisher Gore Vidal. Introduction of the Author: Gore Vidal published his first novel‚ “Williwaw”‚ in 1946 at the age of 21. A precocious talent‚ he began writing poems and stories as a young teen-ager and took his first
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U.S. History Terms‚ Concepts and Links 112/1113/20122013 This document is always in development. Corrections and suggestions are welcome. Note: Use the application’s “find” function to locate a specific term. Many terms are in the dated folders in History Conference/History docs/USH Docs folder on First Class. Note on links: You can find hundreds of U.S. history sites all over the web. Preeminent is American Memory at the Library of Congress‚ especially The Learning Page with its links to Library
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"Nullies" in the South • The state legislature of South Carolina called for the Columbia Convention. The delegates of the convention called for the tariff to be void within South Carolina. The convention threatened to take South Carolina out of the Union if the government attempted to collect the customs duties by force. • Henry Clay introduced the Tariff of 1833. It called for the gradual reduction of the Tariff of 1832 by about 10% over 8 years. By 1842‚ the rates would be back at the level
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