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Presidents from Adams through Polk, 1825-1849
Debating the Issues in Pro and Con Primary Documents
Presidents from Adams through Polk, 1825-1849
Debating the Issues in Pro and Con Primary Documents
Description
It was the Era of Good Feelings, but all was not well with the young Republic. From 1825 to 1849, presidents John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and James K. Polk grappled with the legacy of the Monroe Doctrine, Indian removal, territorial expansion, the National Bank, tariffs, economic depressions, War with Mexico, near war with Great Britain, and the place of slavery in the growing nation.
As one would expect from confident citizens of the burgeoning young country, conflicting arguments swirled around the hot-button issues of the day. This rich resource of primary documents enables students to read these arguments first hand, and feel the passions and study the logic driving their often forceful positions.
All of the primary documents are annotated and placed into historical context. A thorough index concludes the work.
Table of Contents
Introduction
John Quincy Adams (1825-1829)
American Indians and the U.S. Government
Internal Improvements and Nationalism
Cuba and Latin America
The Tarrif
American Political Organization and the Re-emergence of "Parties"
Recommended Readings
Andrew Jackson (1829-1837)
The Second Bank of the U.S.
Nullification
American Indians and the U.S. Government
The "Spoils System"
Internal Improvements
The Eaton Affair
Recommended Readings
Martin Van Buren (1837-1841)
Economic Panic of 1837
Slavery and Abolitionists
The U.S., Great Britain and Canada
The "Independent Treasury" Plan
Texas and the United States
Recommended Readings
William Henry Harrison (1841) and John Tyler (1841-1845)
Presidential Succession
Tariff Policy
The Bank
The Slave Trade
The Caroline Affair
The Annexation of Texas
Recommended Readings
James K. Polk (1845-1849)
California
Oregon
The Mexican War
The Tariff
Slavery
The Independent Treasury
Recommended Readings
Product details
| Published | Jun 30 2005 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 160 |
| ISBN | 9780313017988 |
| Imprint | Greenwood |
| Series | The President's Position: Debating the Issues |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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