...The Jacksonian Era was thought to be a time in which the U.S. was considered a democracy, but many of the things Andrew Jackson did would not reflect a democracy. President Andrew Jackson forcibly removed Indians from their land and put them in a totally unfamiliar land. As more states were admitted to the union the number of states with race exclusion was becoming closer to the number of admitted states. Jackson was accused of using a corrupt bargain to become president since he was friends with people from the house. Also Jackson hated the Banks of the United States, he thought it only helped the rich, and there was many associations formed, involving many people. The idea that the Jacksonian Era was the start of a democracy is contradictory...
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...The Jacksonian Era was a period that occurred in the early eighteenth century between 1820 and 1845. This was a time characterized by regional diversification and rapid growth, as it was almost the same time the Industrial Revolution took place. The elected president, Andrew Jackson, introduced new laws in his administration, such as the Indian Removal Act. The powers of a president were increased and this didn’t please the citizens who held the superior social class. During this era, there were heated debates about slavery and the mistreatment of thousands of American citizens. The Industrial Revolution began to set in and as a result, the masses moved toward the cities. The reason being is that people were attracted by mechanization...
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...APUSH Study Guide 8 A weak Confederacy and the Constitution, 1776-1790 Themes/Constructs: The federal Constitution represented a moderately conservative reaction against the democratilizing effects of the Revolution and the Articles of Confederation. The American Revolution was not a radical transformation like the French or Russian revolutions, but it produced political innovations and some social change in the direction of greater equality and democracy. The American Revolution did not overturn the social order, but it did produce substantial changes in social customs, political institutions, and ideas about society and government. Among the changes were the separation of church and state in some places, the abolition of slavery in the North, written political constitutions, and a shift in political power from the eastern seaboard toward the frontier. The first weak government, the Articles of Confederation, was unable to exercise real authority, although it did successfully deal with the western lands issue. The Confederation’s weakness in handling foreign policy, commerce and the Shays Rebellion spurred the movement to alter the Articles. Instead of revising the Articles, the well-off delegates to the Constitutional Convention created a charter for a whole new government. In a series of compromises, the convention produced a plan that provided for a vigorous central government, a strong executive, the protection for property, while still upholding republican...
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...cultural and economic responses of two of the following groups to the Indians of North America before l750/ British, French, Spanish Compare the ways in which religion shaped the development of colonial society in 2 of the following regions prior to l740/ New England, Chesapeake, Middle Atlantic How did economic, geographic and social factors encourage the growth of slavery as an important part of the economy of southern colonies between l607 and l775? Compare the ways in which 2 of the following reflected tensions in colonial society/ bacon’s rebellion, pueblo revolt, salem witchcraft trials, stono rebellion To what extent had the colonists developed a sense of their identity and unity as Americans by the eve of the Revolution? Dbq Analyze the impact of the American Revolution on both slavery and the status of women in the period from l775-l800 Evaluate the extent to which the Articles of Confederation were effective in solving the problems that confronted the new nations Analyze the contributions of 2 of the following in helping establish a stable government after the adoption of the constitution/ John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington Although the power of the national government increased during the early republic, this development often faced serious opposition. Compare the motives and effectiveness of those opposed to the growing power of the national government in 2 of the following/ whiskey rebellion, Virginia and Kentucky resolutions, Hartford...
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