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    from. The Democratic-Republican political party split. It was one of the closest races yet in the election‚ leaving Andrew Jackson with a win over Adams. D. 1832 3. Democrat – Andrew Jackson 4. National Republican – Henry Clay 5. Anti-Masonic - William Wirt * The Presidential Election of 1832 was one of the first elections that had 3 different people run. The small Anti-Masonic party emerged with Wirt‚ but was defeated with it only having 7 percent

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    1811‚ John C. Calhoun was elected to Congress‚ and from that date until his death he served in the federal government. In Congress‚ he quickly aligned himself with the War Hawks. At this stage of his career he was an ardent nationalist‚ supporting Henry Clay’s American System. In 1817‚ Calhoun offered a bill to make improvement in roads and waterways through a subsidy to be derived from the Second Bank of the United States. In a speech on February 4‚ 1817‚ he said: “What can add more to the

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    US History 7.1 Industry and Transportation The Transportation Revolution Improving the Roads Turnpike Roads - users had to pay a toll only a few made a profit‚ didn’t do the intended purpose National Road - only decent road‚ made of crushed rock The Steamboat Goes Commercial main advance in transportation made it easier and faster to travel Canals Boom canals made it easier to transport between farms and cities Erie Canal - best known canal of the era Railroads Further Ease Horses

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    Deyon Keaton Sotnick Chapter 13: Immigration‚ Expansion‚ and Sectional Conflict‚ 1840-1848 I. Introduction: After the murder of Joseph Smith‚ Brigham Young led the main body of Mormons from Illinois to a new homeland in the Great Salt Lake valley. In part‚ Young’s aim was to flee persecution by Gentiles (non-Mormons). Reasons for Mormons to head west: (1) Deseret lay outside the United States; and Smith’s murder had led many Mormons to conclude that they could no longer live along

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    splits people into a demographic. The Compromise of 1850 eventually overturned the Missouri Compromise‚ when Texas applies for statehood after the Mexican-American War. Henry Clay‚ also known as “The Great Compromiser” allowed Texas to be declared a slave state‚ by writing this. To balance out the addition of a slave state to

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    sectional conflict. In his beliefs‚ slavery was “a positive good‚” that would develop a civic-mindedness in the poor whites and make the American Dream attainable. In his speech toward the Compromise of 1850‚ although he respected the ideas presented by Clay and Webster‚ he felt that it did not protect the south’s rights. As an effective debater‚ he proposed that “The North must do justice … and do her duty… relative to fugitive slaves… cease the agitation of the slavery question… and provide for… and

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    The war on the Second Bank of the United States can be described as one of the most controversial aspects of President Andrew Jackson ’s two terms in the office. President Jackson used his presidency to destroy the Second Bank of the United States and many government powers and institutions were affected by the methods and principles he acted upon. The idea for a Bank of the United States or a National Bank was conceived by Alexander Hamilton‚ Secretary of Treasury under President George Washington

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    Private Henry Clay Wood‚ United States Marine Corps Henry Clay Wood was born in Wales‚ Maine in 1836; the same year of Battle of the Alamo took place. Oral family history spins the story that Henry was born to an American Indian woman and an unknown father. As a foundling‚ he was left on the doorstep of a Protestant minister. No one is sure how he came by the surname Wood; thought Henry Clay was a prominent statesman and a popular name of the era. By the year 1850‚ at the age of 12‚ Henry was residing

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    American Nationalism

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    catalyst for unified change. The nationalism manifested itself economically‚ socially and politically‚ and was evident through the emergence of a uniquely American culture. The first major political and economic policy change was the emergence of Henry Clay’s American System. The system created an expansive‚ accessible credit institution‚ protectionist tariff act‚ and an invigorated investment in infrastructure (Kennedy 256). The motive for the new policy was the desire to lessen American dependence

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    Education is one of the many public services that individuals take for granted. Education‚ specifically public education‚ fulfills scores of the nation’s rudimentary ambitions and has done so since the nation’s establishment. In this paper‚ I will analyze the history of politics in the United States of America. The analysis will major on the birth‚ change and impact of the Democratic and Republican parties in the United States. Likewise‚ the political history of the political parties will incorporate

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