"Andrew Jackson‚ I am given to understand‚ was a patriot and a traitor. He was one of the greatest of generals‚ and wholly ignorant of the art of war. A writer brilliant‚ elegant‚ eloquent‚ and without being able to compose a correct sentence‚ or spell words of four syllables. The first of statesmen‚ he never devised‚ he never framed a measure. He was the most candid of men‚ and was capable of the profoundest dissimulation. A most law-defying‚ law-obeying citizen. A stickler for discipline‚ he never
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The period of James Monroe’s presidency has gained the term used worldwide as the “Era of Good Feelings”. It was adopted by this name because of Monroe’s action in visiting the U.S military basis and because of the spirit of nationalism and optimism gained by the people from the War of 1812. Foreign affairs exemplifies why this name is partly fact. However‚ the perception of unity that this era defines is somewhat misleading. Throughout this period‚ there were various problems that contradicted the
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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 ticket. Rallying
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voting choice‚ leading to a more democratic political process. How do you explain John Quincy Adams’s great success as secretary of state and his relative lack of success as president? As secretary of state‚ Adams’s conservative values and rigid morals were adjust with that earlier era without prejudices of politics. He achieved great diplomatic successes‚ such as acquiring Florida from the Spanish through the Adams-Onis Treaty. As president‚ Adams’s political style was out of date because the way
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Chapter 12 The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism‚ 1812–1824 1. A Scary War with Britain (pp. 233–240) a. What do the authors say at the outset is the “supreme lesson” of the War of 1812? The leading a divided and apathetic people into war is a bad idea b. For two years‚ the Americans and British fought to a standstill in Canada. What event in Europe in 1814 allowed the British to concentrate all their forces in America? Napoleons power was destroyed
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Kathy Dai M. Galvin AP USH Period 1 Jacksonian Democracy DBQ The Jacksonian democracy of the 1820s-1830s is often associated with an expansion of the political influence‚ economic opportunities‚ and social equality available to “the common man‚” a concept of the masses which President Andrew Jackson and his newly founded Democratic party came to represent. The new administration certainly saw gains for the majority; namely‚ public participation in government increased to unprecedented
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DBQ # 2 Nationalism v. Sectionalism “Era of Good Feelings” The years following the War of 1812 became known as the “era of good feelings”. During this time you see the expansion of nationalism within the United States. It started mainly in the 1816 shortly before Monroe took office‚ and lasted until the end of his Presidency in the year of 1824. Before the “era of good feelings” there were certain events taking place that will lead up to this era. The first of these is the acquired land
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30.E 31.A 32.B 33.B 34.B 35.A 36.C 37.A 38.B 39.B 40.A 1. The charge of a “corrupt bargain” was raised when: a. Clay supported Adams for the presidency and was appointed Secretary of State. b. Jackson promised to reward his supporters if he won. c. Adams won the support of southern planters. d. the Republicans caucus threw its support to Adams. e. Jackson and Jefferson conspired to steal the disputed election of 1824. 2. The goal of the Jacksonians was to: a. redistribute the wealth
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Andrew Jackson "I cannot be intimidated from doing that which my judgment and conscience tell me is right by any earthly power." This quote by Jackson underlies the fact the he was a selfish‚ tyrannical ruler. He did not make decisions based on the interests of the whole nation but on his own personal benefit‚ in search of self- achievement. Although he was portrayed or possibly manipulated the citizens to believe that he was a president for the common man‚ that was simply
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the War of 1812 the “Era of Good Feelings.” Evaluate the accuracy of this label‚ considering the emergence of nationalism and sectionalism. Use the documents and your knowledge of the period 1815-1825 to construct your answer. Document A Source: John Randolph‚ Congress‚ 1816 Sir‚ I am convinced that it would be . . . unjust‚ to aggravate the burdens of the people for the purpose of favoring the manufacturers; for this government created and gave power to Congress to regulate commerce and equalize
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