1800-1860: Government and Politics

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1800-1860: Chapter Six: Government and Politics

by JONATHAN EARLE

CONTENTS

CHRONOLOGY 170

OVERVIEW 177

TOPICS IN THE NEWS

American Expansion: The Great Land Ordinances 179

Burr and Jefferson: Election of 1800 179

Fortunate Accident: The Louisiana Purchase 180

The Great Journey: Lewis and Clark 180

Passages from the Journal of William Clark 181

Hour of Crisis: War of 1812 182

Internal Improvements: The American System 185

The Missouri Compromise 186

Native Americans and Removal 186

In Tocquevilles Eyes 188

Black Hawks Surrender Speech 189

A New Land: Texas and Annexation 189

Rivalry Along the Rio Grande: War with Mexico 192

President James K. Polks War Message 192

The Wilmot Proviso, 1846 194

The Slavery Issue: The Election of 1848 195

The Slavery Issue: Western Politics and The Compromise of 1850 196

Transportation: Paying for the Railroads 198

Union in Crisis: The Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Republican Party 199

War on the Border: Bleeding Kansas 200

HEADLINE MAKERS

Daniel Boone 201

Thomas Hart Benton 202

Henry Clay 202

David (Davy) Crockett 203

Stephen A. Douglas 203

Andrew Jackson 204

Sacagawea 205

PUBLICATIONS 206

Sidebars and tables are listed in italics.

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