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The Monroe Administration
The Monroe Administration With the collapse of the Federalist Party and the election of Democratic- Republican James Monroe in 1816, the Era of Good Feelings began. For the first time in American politics, partisan fighting was at a minimum.
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The Great Migration
The Great Migration Between 1805 and 1815, the United States suffered an economic depression. The fall in prices and rise in unemployment came about because the Napoleonic Wars resulted in fewer European buyers for American goods. With no foreign buyers for its ...
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The Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution began in Britain around the 1730s, spreading across Europe after the end of the Napoleonic Wars. In the United States, the Indus- trial Revolution began toward the end of the eighteenth century. This era brought ...
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The Spread of Slavery and the Missouri Compromise
The Spread of Slavery and the Missouri Compromise As territories were settled and applied to Congress for statehood, Congress had to debate whether each one would be a slaveholding state or a free state. The issue was representation in Congress, especially in the ...
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John Quincy Adams and the Jackson Administration
John Quincy Adams With the support of Henry Clay, John Quincy Adams won the presidency in 1824. This son of former President John Adams had literally spent a lifetime in government circles. As a young man, he had served his country as a diplomat, traveling as far ...
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The Early 19th Century Practice Test
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Political Developments in Religion and Reform
Political Developments Although Andrew Jackson was very well liked among the general population, there were many in office who disliked and distrusted his policies. A new political party, the Whigs, came into existence in 1834. It was born in opposition to the ...
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The Second Great Awakening
The Second Great Awakening The Great Awakening of the mid-1700s had caused an increase in the number of Protestant congregations in America. The new philosophy of salvation by faith in God and by the public confession of sincere repentance for sins, had flown in ...
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