The Growing Republic: A Mass Democracy

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More and more citizens participated in the political process in the 1820s and 1830s, a trend that coincided with the presidency of Andrew Jackson, one of this nation's most colorful chief executives. This period was also an age of reform as Americans organized to stand against injustice and find better ways to live.

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In the Out of Many textbook, you will need to read the following sections from several different chapters to fully understand the material
  • Chapter 11, pp 357-362: The Jackson Presidency
  • Chapter 11, pp 369-371: The Second American Party System
  • Chapter 12, pp 404-410: A New Social Order
  • Chapter 13, pp 435-448: Social Reform Movements

 

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