popular concerns constituted a challenge for those on the opposite side of the political spectrum in his time. Indeed‚ their reaction to his movement was to attack it‚ both rhetorically and through the formation of an entirely new political party: the Whig Party. For example‚ critiquing the rhetorical style of the Jacksonians‚ Adams wrote in his diary that they were “skunks of party slander.” Generally speaking‚ he viewed Jacksonian politics as less than palatable. After all‚ his disdain for Jackson
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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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The Civil War was utterly devastating. There are more American casualties resulting from that war than any war combined. The effects of the war still resonate today‚ including racism. A question that historians‚ Americans‚ and the President of the United States have pondered is: could the Civil War been avoided? Writer and historian James McGregor Burns argued that with the right leadership‚ the Civil War was avoidable. I am in agreement with Burns‚ with the potential help of better political leaders
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called Anti-Federalists. They included primarily farmers and tradesmen and were less likely to be a part of the wealthy elite than were members of their opposition‚ who called themselves Federalists. The Anti-Federalists believed that each state should have a sovereign‚ independent government. Their leaders included some of the most influential figures in the nation‚ including PATRICK HENRY and GEORGE MASON‚ leading national figures during the Revolutionary War period. Many Anti-Federalists were local
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decide on a plan to use‚ the Federalists or Anti Federalists. The Federalists wanted a strong central form of government. The Anti Federalists wanted less power to the national government and more power to the states. Even though the rights of the people may have been secured in the constitution‚ the Anti Federalists had the best plan because the Federalists gave the national government too much power and the constitution had no clearly stated bill of rights. The Anti Federalist plan included having a
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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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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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