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From democracy's roots to a...
Characterized largely by expansionism, economic growth, and social and political reform, the period in American history following the War of 1812 proved advantageous to a number of Americans. Even as many industries flourished, political unrest remained on the horizon as legislators debated the issue of slavery and the handling of newly acquired territories. Complete with eyewitness descriptions of key events and issues as well as seminal documents of the time, this absorbing volume recounts the historical, cultural, economic, and political developments of the United States in the decades lead
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monografia Rebiun38448010 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun38448010 m o d cr un ---uuuua 110616s2012 nyuab ob 001 0 eng d 2011024840 9786613319272 9781615306749 9781283319270 1283319276 9781615307357 1615307354 MiFhGG eng MiFhGG rda pn eng n-us--- 973.5 From democracy's roots to a country divided America from 1816 to 1850 edited by Jeff Wallenfeldt 1st ed New York Britannica Educational Pub., in association with Rosen Educational Services 2012 New York New York Britannica Educational Pub., in association with Rosen Educational Services New York Britannica Educational Pub., in association with Rosen Educational Services 2012 New York New York Britannica Educational Pub., in association with Rosen Educational Services 1 online resource (xiii, 142 pages) illustrations (some color), maps (some color) 1 online resource (xiii, 142 pages) Text txt computer c online resource cr Documenting America : the primary source documents of a nation Description based on print version record Includes bibliographical references and index Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1 The Era of Mixed Feelings; Effects of The War of 1812; Document: James Monroe: The Monroe Doctrine (1823); National Disunity; Document: John Marshall: Dartmouth College v. Woodward (1819); Document: John Quincy Adams: Slavery and the Constitution (1820); Chapter 2 The Economy; Transportation Revolution; Document:Henry Clay: The Protective Tariff (1824); Beginnings of Industrialization; Document:Davy Crockett:A Tour of the Lowell Mills (1835); Chapter 3 Social Developments; Birth of American Culture Document: Edgar Allan Poe: ""To Science"" (1829)Document: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: ""The Village Blacksmith"" (1841); Document: James Russell Lowell: Opposition to Nationalism in Literature (1843); Document: Walt Whitman: ""I Hear America Singing"" (1860); The People; Document: John Humphrey Noyes: The Nashoba Community (1828); Chapter 4 Cities; Education and The Role of Women; Document: Catharine Beecher: The Profession of a Woman (1829); Elizabeth Blackwell; Wealth; Document: Thomas Skidmore: The Unequal Distribution of Property (1829); Chapter 5 Jacksonian Democracy The Democratization of PoliticsDocument: A Plea for Manhood Suffrage (1829); The Jacksonians; Document: Mrs. Samuel Harrison Smith: The Inauguration of Andrew Jackson (1829); The Major Parties; Document: John C. Calhoun: States Rights and Nullification (1832); Minor Parties; Locofoco Party; Chapter 6 An Age of Reform; Document: The Seneca Falls Declaration on Women's Rights (1848); Abolitionism; Document: William Lloyd Garrison:For Immediate Abolition (1831); Support of Reform Movements; Religious-Inspired Reform; Brook Farm; Chapter 7 Expansionism and Political Crisis at Mid-Century Westward ExpansionDocument: John L. O' Sullivan:Our Manifest Destiny (1845); Document: Andrew Jackson: On Indian Removal (1830); Attitudes Toward Expansionism; Document: Territorial Expansion and the Extension of Slavery (1847); Conclusion; Appendix: Primary Source Documents; James Monroe: The Monroe Doctrine (1823); John Marshall: Dartmouth College V. Woodward (1819); John Quincy Adams: Slavery and the Constitution (1820); Henry Clay: The Protective Tariff (1824); Davy Crockett: A Tour of The Lowell Mills (1835); James Russell Lowell: Opposition to Nationalism in Literature (1843) John Humphrey Noyes: The Nashoba Community (1828)Catharine Beecher: The Profession of A Woman (1829); Thomas Skidmore: The Unequal Distribution of Property (1829); A Plea For Manhood Suffrage (1829); Mrs. Samuel Harrison smith: The Inauguration of Andrew Jackson (1829); John C. Calhoun: State Rights and Nullification (1832); The Seneca Falls Declaration on Women's Rights (1848); William Lloyd Garrison:For Immediate Abolition (1831); John L. O' Sullivan: Our Manifest Destiny (1845); Andrew Jackson: On Indian Removal (1830); Territorial Expansion and The Extension of Slavery (1847); Glossary Bibliography Characterized largely by expansionism, economic growth, and social and political reform, the period in American history following the War of 1812 proved advantageous to a number of Americans. Even as many industries flourished, political unrest remained on the horizon as legislators debated the issue of slavery and the handling of newly acquired territories. Complete with eyewitness descriptions of key events and issues as well as seminal documents of the time, this absorbing volume recounts the historical, cultural, economic, and political developments of the United States in the decades lead English United States- History- 1815-1861 United States- History- 1815-1816- Sources Wallenfeldt, Jeffrey H. editor 9781615306749 1615306749 Documenting America: The Primary Source Documents of a Nation