Chapter 10 introduces the expansion of democratic ideals during the presidency of Andrew Jackson. Topics covered in the chapter include the rise of the second national political party system; the expansion of democratic political rights to white males; the limited meaning of Jacksonian democracy for women and African Americans; the revival of evangelical Christianity with the Second Great Awakening; the growing debate over the issue of slavery; and the rise of the Whig Party.
After reading this chapter you should be able to:
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Describe the emergence of universal white male suffrage.
- Identify the components of the Second Great Awakening and its impact.
- Describe the formation of the Democratic Party.
- Explain the appeal of Andrew Jackson and describe the change in political campaign tactics during the early nineteenth century.
- Discuss the results of the 1828 election in terms of regional, class, and religious support for each candidate.
- Discuss the reasons for and provisions of the Indian Removal Act; describe the Trail of Tears.
- Describe the nullification controversy and the Bank War and the outcome of each.
- Explain the causes of the Panic of 1837.
- Identify the abolitionist movement and the role of William Lloyd Garrison.
- Describe the ideology of the Whig Party.
- Discuss the Presidential campaign of 1840.
- Explain how Texas and Oregon became political issues in the early 1840s.
