stimulated by nationalism‚ there were also conflicts created by sectionalism. After the war of 1812‚ the people of the United States felt enormous pride in winning a war against the almighty Britain and used their nationalism to inspire improvements. Beginning with James Monroe’s election in 1816‚ Monroe (Republican) won the election with an outstanding ratio of 183 electoral votes to his opponent Rufus King’s (Federalist) 34 votes. Then in 1820‚ Monroe had no formidable opponent and acquired every vote
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Why did Judge Hall choose John Jameson for Celia’s defense? Given the impact of the slavery issue upon Missouri’s politics at the time‚ the Judge Hall hoped for the trail to be conducted as expeditiously and decorously as possible‚ in a manner that ran the least risk of arousing the ire of either camp. Judge Hall needed a capable attorney‚ one of considerable standing in the community. He needed an attorney with proven political sensibilities‚ one who had not participated significantly in the slavery
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Eyejan Saadoon ALCE 1605 King and Chaplin 30 November 2010 The Cause of the Civil War The United States Civil War was the result of conflictive ideologies between the Northern states and the Southern states. The North was abolitionist and heavily developed while the South was poorly industrialized and strongly dependent on agriculture. More than being a social issue slavery was the basis of economy in the Southern part of the United States. The problem was not about whether slavery was morally
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of the charter for the Bank of the United States as well as advocating “The American System” which was to establish internal improvements such as roads for the states at the expense of the federal government. Then‚ there was the Great Compromise of 1820 which established Missouri as a slave state‚ and Maine as a free state. It also declared that slavery should not occur above the 36‚ 60 line. Towards the end of the era the Monroe Doctrine was written by John Quincy Adams telling Europe to stay out
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brought about significant changes. With the end of the war‚ the United States became less involved in European affairs and devoted more energy into its internal development. This period of internal development led to the emergence of nationalism and sectionalism. Contrary to what many historians refer to it as‚ the period from 1815 – 1825 was not an “Era of Good Feelings‚” rather it was plagued by underlying issues that would jeopardize the future of the United States. Though the time from 1815 to 1825
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List of Real AP Essay Exam Questions (2001-2014) Chapter Question 4 In what ways did ideas and values held by Puritans influence the political‚ economic‚ and social development of the New England colonies from 1630 through the 1660s? 4 Analyze the origins and development of slavery in Britain’s North American colonies in the period 1607 to 1776. 4 Although New England and the Chesapeake region were both settled largely by people of English origin‚ by 1700 the regions had evolved into two distinct
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2011 DBQ: (Form A) 1. Analyze the international and domestic challenges the United States faced between 1968 and 1974‚ and evaluate how President Richard Nixon’s administration responded to them. (Form B) 1. Explain the ways that participation in political campaigns and elections in the United States changed between 1815 and 1840‚ and analyze forces and events that led to these changes. 2010 DBQ: (Form A) 1. In what ways did ideas and values held by Puritans influence the political
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ways in which supporters of slavery in the nineteenth century used legal‚ religious‚ and economic arguments to defend the institution of slavery 4. Analyze the extent to which TWO of the following influenced the development of democracy between 1820 and 1840 Jacksonian economic policy Changes in electoral politics Second Great Awakening Westward Movement 5. Analyze the ways in which the Great Depression altered to social fabric in the 1930s 6. Discuss the impact of territorial expansion
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tensions in the period 1820-1861. I. Introduction 1. Background Information a. sectional tensions had been causing disjunction between the North and the South ever since the the country’s founding b. political compromises were supposed to fix the issues but usually only led to temporary resolving of the problems c. slavery was the cause of the sectional tensions d. while cotton was king in the South‚ the North was rapidly industrializing 2. Thesis a. The Compromise of 1820‚ the Kansas-Nebraska
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made their money in two totally different ways. The North made their money by big industries. The South used the cold-blooded system of slavery. The United States fought a Civil War because of sectionalism‚ slavery and compromises ignoring previous compromises. The United fought a Civil War because of sectionalism. “ They started many tobacco plantations and brought in black slaves from Africa to provide most of the labor. “ the North’s economy came to depend more on trade than on agriculture. Industry
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