Final Examination Study Guide Notes: 1. Bring a blank examination booklet to the examination. I will exchange your booklet for one from my supply as a precautionary measure to prevent cheating. 2. You may answer the questions in any order—just make sure you mark each question clearly. 3. You will have 80 minutes to complete the exam. You should try to spend approximately 40 minutes on the essay and 8 minutes on each identification question. Part I: Essay Question (50 points)
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AP US History Evolution: Federalists to Whigs America’s early history is marked with drastic changes in political situations and public opinions‚ leading to the inception and termination of various political parties. These parties came and went‚ but at any single moment in time‚ America’s government was controlled by one party‚ with a second vying for power. One such party was born out of the controversy over the adoption of the proposed Federal Constitution - the Federalist Party. It dominated
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is misleading because many issues troubled the country around that time such as the American system‚ which tied to sectionalist events and economic panic and depression. Though there are some beneficial events‚ it was an overall devastating era. Henry Clay’s American system consisted of the Second National Bank‚ the Tariff of 1816‚ and internal improvements. The Second National Bank was voted by Congress in 1816. The lack of the national bank during the War of 1812 created a bank vacuum which led
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women couldn’t vote. Stemmed from paternalistic ideas and racism. Thought of as inferior. Woman still tried to conduct political business (were ignored). Started womens rights movement. 6. 1824 marked end of Era of good feelings. Jackson and Clay-West‚ Adams-North‚ and Calhoun-South. Jackson won most electoral and popular votes but Adams was chose by the House of Reps. Known as CORRUPT BARGAIN. Jackson furious‚ set stage for 1828 election. 7. Cause for expansion of voting rights was
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mid-1800s was due greatly to important political figures and the economic conflicts of the time. The rise of major political personalities contributed to the return of political parties. In 1824‚ after John Quincy Adams was elected into presidency and Henry Clay was appointed as the secretary of state‚ a new tariff was established. The tariff protected manufacturers in New England and Pennsylvania against imports of iron goods and expensive woolen and cotton textiles. When Martin Van Buren and Andrew Jackson’s
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US AP – Old Book -- CHAPTER 9: JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY I - “Democratizing” Politics -Jackson’s inauguration symbolized the triumph of “democracy” -the achievement of place and station by “the common man” -Jackson felt that everyone was as competent and politically important as his neighbor -difference between Jeffersonian democracy and Jacksonian was more of attitude than of practice -Jefferson believed that ordinary citizens could be educated to determine right from wrong
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Chapter 9 The Confederation and the Constitution 1776-1790 The Pursuit of Equality The Continental Army officers formed an exclusive hereditary order called the Society of the Cincinnati. Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom- created in 1786 by Thomas Jefferson and his co-reformers; stated that religion should not be imposed on anybody and that each person decided his/her own faith. The Philadelphia Quakers in 1775 founded the first anti-slavery society. The 1st Continental Congress called
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road and canals and other internal improvements. Economic nationalism also grew through the Tariff of 1816. The tariff of 1816 was the first protective tariff and that helped to strengthened economic nationalism. This is shown in the documents when Henry Clay talks about a American System. He was talking about naturalizing the arts‚ in our country‚ and protecting them from foreign influence. Documents from the time period show representatives voting for tariffs that would show a nationalistic spirit
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AAmerica began as a small struggling nation‚ with each citizen desiring an opportunistic way of life. To achieve this way of life‚ many changes needed to be made. Different people with distinctive ideas came together‚ and although there was conflict‚ they made great changes politically‚ socially‚ and economically. Each aspect changed America tremendously in a variety of ways. Analyzing each specific change can determine the extent in which America has changed for better or for worse. The creators
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Profiles In Courage is a book that focuses on the adversity that very few United States Senators have been willing to deal with in order to cultivate their ideas of better democracy. It focuses primarily on the independent thoughts and views that those few politicians have been willing to stand up for‚ with other odds against them. The first Senator that is focused on is John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts‚ son of John Adams. He was a Puritan and a Federalist‚ with odd loyalty to his father. One
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