Free Response Question 1 AP US History Exam QUESTION: How did TWO of the following contribute to the reemergence of a two party system in the period 1820 to 1840? Major political personalities States’ Rights Economic issues In the period of 1820 -1840 a two party system began to form for several reasons including major political personalities as well as economic issues. Conflicts began to surface during this time period‚ which contributed to the reemergence of a two party system
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political era. The Democratic-Republican Party of the Jeffersonians became factionalized in the 1820s. Jackson’s supporters began to form the modern Democratic Party; they fought the rival Adams and Anti-Jacksonianfactions‚ which soon emerged as the Whigs. More broadly‚ the term refers to the period of the Second Party System (mid-1830s–1854) when the democratic attitude was the spirit of that era. It can be contrasted with the characteristics of Jeffersonian democracy. Jackson’s equal political
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Marvels in Manufacturing * War of 1812 prompted a boom of American factories and the use of American products as opposed to British imports. * The surplus in American manufacturing dropped following the Treaty of Ghent in 1815. * The British manufacturers sold their products to Americans at very low prices. * Congress passed the Tariff of 1816 in order to protect the American manufacturers. * 1798-Eli Whitney came up with the idea of machines making each part of the musket
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Chapter 5 Notes What Is a Party * A political party is a group of persons who seek to control government by winning elections and holding office. * The two major parties in American politics are the Republican and Democratic parties. * Parties can be principle-oriented‚ issue-oriented. The American parties are election-oriented. What Do Parties Do * Nominate - recruit‚ choose‚ and present candidates for public office. * Inform and activate supporters - campaign‚ define issues
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American War. The Whig and Democratic parties of the time had different views of slavery and how it was spread into Texas‚ thus creating the tension needed to begin a war with Mexico. As hostility grew between the nations‚ the United States
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Chapter 13 Essay Questions 1. The presidential campaign for Andrew Jackson had started early—on February 9‚ 1825‚ the day of John Quincy Adams’s controversial election by the House—and it continued noisily for nearly four years. Even before the election of 1828‚ the temporarily united Republicans of the Era of Good Feelings had split into two camps. One was the National Republicans‚ with Adams as their standard-bearer. The other was the Democratic-Republicans‚ with the fiery Jackson heading their
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Salvador‚ The Democratic National Convention nominates Franklin Pierce of New Hampshire for the presidency and William R. King of Alabama for the vice presidency‚ In Congressional elections‚ Democrats gain three Senate seats for a 38-22 majority over the Whigs. The Democrats also pick up 19 seats in the House for a 159-71 majority.”
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against Mexico and declared their independence. Jackson recognized the Texas Republic but‚ because of the slavery controversy‚ he refused its application for annexation to the United States. Jackson’s political foes soon formed themselves into the Whig party‚ but in 1836 they lost to his handpicked successor‚ Van Buren. Jackson’s ill-considered economic policies came home to roost under the unlucky Van Buren‚ as the country plunged into a serious depression following the panic of
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17‚ 18‚ and 19 Study Guide 12/5/12 1. The presidents from these chapters (list on the back of your Chapter 19 outline) a. Harrison (1841) – died after 4 weeks in office; elected from the Whig party because leader Henry Clay and Daniel Webster planned on controlling his presidential power. b. Tyler- not a Whig more of a democrat; passed a law ending the independent treasury system‚ c. Polk- four point mission: lower the tariff‚ restore the independent treasury‚ clear up Oregon border issue‚ and
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Our government today is composed of two parties‚ the Democrats and the Republicans. During the founding of our country‚ it was very similar except the names of these parties were the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists respectively. During that era‚ our second president‚ John Adams decided to pass the Alien and Sedition Acts. The “alien” part of the Alien and Sedition acts made it harder for immigrants to become citizens of the United States by a noticeable margin. The act made obtaining citizenship
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