Review Questions

  1. Why did the United States experience a market revolution after 1815?
  2. Why did Andrew Jackson defeat John Quincy Adams so dramatically in the 1828 election?
  3. What were the most significant policies of Andrew Jackson’s presidency?
  4. How did evangelical Protestantism contribute to the social reform movements of the 1830s?
  5. How did slavery figure as a campaign issue in the election of 1836?