The Whigs and the Democrats Fight
With the emergence of the Democrats and the Whigs as the two main political parties in the late 1830s and early 1840s, this fostered significant tension on the issue of slavery.
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The Panic of 1837
In Martin Van Buren’s inaugural address, in March of 1837, he boasted of the prosperity and expansion of commerce that had occurred under his predecessor, Andrew Jackson. Just months later, the Panic of 1837 would begin. Daniel Walker Howe, What Hath God Wrought: Transformation of America, 1815-1848, 502.
MoreThe Spread of Enfranchisement
Following the War of 1812, enfranchisement broadened in American society considerably.
MoreA First Test for Separation of Church and State
With the communications and transportation revolution came new, unforeseeable consequences. One such consequence was the spread of cholera and other contagious diseases, which would test the mettle of Americans.
MoreThe Dawn of the Age of Jackson
Andrew Jackson, upon taking the White House, was bound to change the political landscape of America, and he did so quickly.
MoreThe Tariff of Abominations
Both President John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay were of the mindset that much could be accomplished in developing the American economy with the help of the government. Martin Van Buren had different ideas, however.
MoreThe First Third Political Party
In the late 1820s, a third political party, the Antimasons, were formed, which would change the course of American political history.
MoreThe Early Political Microcosm
New York politics after the War of 1812 had ended “became a microcosm of the future of national politics.” Daniel Walker Howe, What Hath God Wrought: Transformation of America, 1815-1848, 237.
MoreThe Communications Revolution
Not long after the end of the War of 1812, America was undergoing a communications revolution.
MoreThe Transportation Revolution
Following the end of the War of 1812, the United States underwent a transportation revolution. This transportation revolution came about as a result of Americans moving westward but also as more Americans moved into cities to engage in industrial work. Daniel Walker Howe, What Hath God Wrought: Transformation of America, 1815-1848, 212.
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