HIST 2055 Chapter : CHAPTER 10 SUMMARY
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Chapter summary: economic policies the tariff of 1816 protected american manufacturing and the second bank of the united states provided a stronger currency, thus strengthening the national economy. Feelings because it began with peace and prosperity. The demise of the federalists ended the first party system in america, leaving the republicans as the only political party in the nation. The seeming unity of the republicans was shattered by the election of 1824, which andrew. Jackson lost as a result of what he believed was a corrupt bargain between john quincy. Adams and henry clay: sectionalism the growth of the cotton culture transformed life in the south, in part by encouraging the expansion of slavery. As settlers streamed west, the extension of slavery into the new territories became the predominant concern of southern politicians. Compromise, a short-term solution, exposed the emotions and turmoil that the problem generated.
