What was the main difference between John Quincy Adams’ American System and the economic approaches of Andrew Jackson
Short Answer Questions: provide a 2-4 sentence response to the following questions. You MUST answer the Republican Party question. Choose ONE of the two questions that are numbered. There are a total of four (4) possible points for this section.
Answer the following question: (0.5 pages)
In the aftermath of the Civil War, Radical Republicans went into the South with the intentions of creating a truly egalitarian society. Were they successful? What were the successes and failures of Reconstruction? Please be as specific as possible.
What was the main difference between John Quincy Adams’ American System and the economic approaches of Andrew Jackson?
How did Abraham Lincoln’s attitude surrounding slavery change over time? What was it before the outbreak of the Civil War and what had it become by 1863?
Essay: (1 full page)
Provide 1-3 page response (written) to the following question. Please note: you may bring an OUTLINE to class to assist you in writing this essay. But you MAY NOT bring a word-for-word essay response with you. It must be an outline only. There are a total of ten (10) possible points for this section.
We began our class talking about “America the exception.” In other words, America was an exception to the great civilizations of the past (ancient China, Rome, Egypt, etc.) in that American society was not ruled by a monarch or religious official but by the people. The years between the establishment of the Constitution and the Civil War posed a significant challenge to the concept of the “people’s rule” in America. Construct an argumentative essay that discusses the challenges that the expansion of the federal government, the Industrial Revolution, and, most importantly, chattel slavery posed to American freedom and democracy. Why were these issues so challenging and what did America do to “restore” power to the people?
It may be helpful to consider the following issues:
The Northwest Ordinance
Internal Slave Trade
Industrialization/Lowell, Massachusetts
Urbanization
The Missouri Compromise
Texas annexation
The Compromise of 1850
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Dred Scott Decision
Gettysburg Address
Black Codes
13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
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The main aim of the radical republicans was to make all the people equal through the egalitarian society. The radical republicans in this sense were successful because they managed to end slavery coupled with the thirteenth amendment. However, to some extent they were not truly successful. After the end of slavery…………………
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