Table of Contents

Unit V

Expansion, Sectionalism, and Reform, 1820-1841

Fall Semester

• Colonialism, 1607-1763

• Independence, 1763-1789

• The Federalist Era, 1789-1801

• Expansion, Sectionalism, and Reform, 1801-1820

• Expansion, Sectionalism, and Reform, 1820-1841

  • The Market Revolution

• Expansion, Sectionalism, and Reform, 1841-1850

• The End of Compromise, 1850-1865

• Reconstruction, 1865-1877

• The Gilded Age, 1877-1901

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• The Progressive Era, 1901-1921

• The "Roaring 20s", 1921-1933

• Big Government and World War, 1933-1953

• The Conservative 50s, 1953-1961

• The Liberal 60s, 1961-1969

• Crisis of Confidence, 1969-1981

• The Reagan Revolution, 1981-1989

• A New World Order, 1989-present

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Resources

• Books & Periodicals

• Calendar of Events

• Internet Resources

• Movies

• Media

• Music & Dance

• Political Cartoons

• Quotes

• Study Aids

“Our Federal Union:  it must be preserved.”

- Andrew Jackson

Toast given on the

Jefferson Birthday Celebration

1830

     Galvanizing personalities are not new to the American political landscape.  One of the first prominent Americans to elicit strong devotion or outright hatred was the seventh president of the United States, Andrew Jackson.  People either loved him or despised him.  Those who detested him used every means in their power to demonize him in an effort to cause the people to turn upon him.  Their efforts, however, were of no avail, as he was elected to two terms as the chief executive of the republic in 1832 and 1836.

     The political cartoon above was one such attempt to cast Jackson in the role of a villain.  Much like our current president, George W. Bush (2001-2009), some of Jackson's detractors thought that his style of leadership was undermining the principles of government as outlined in the United States Constitution.  Some people today claim, for one reason or another, that we need another president like Andrew Jackson, Teddy Roosevelt, or Harry S. Truman.  Ironically, if the truth would be known, many of these very same  people would most likely chaff under the leadership of such resolute men who are determined to adhere to their principles.

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