A MATURING REPUBLIC

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A MATURING REPUBLIC

1800–1824

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> What were the most important political, social, cultural, and diplomatic changes in the early decades of the nineteenth century? Chapter 10 explores the changing political landscape of the nation from the election of Thomas Jefferson in 1800 to the election of John Quincy Adams in 1824. It examines the foreign and domestic challenges and opportunities that shaped American politics, as well as the shifting political culture that resulted in the expansion of voting rights for white men, the disfranchisement of most black men, and new educational opportunities for white women.

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The Artist in His Museum, a self-portrait by American painter, inventor, and museum founder Charles Willson Peale, 1822. The Granger Collection, New York.

> How did Jefferson attempt to undo the Federalist innovations of earlier administrations?

> What was the significance of the Louisiana Purchase for the United States?

> Why did Congress declare war on Great Britain in 1812?

> How did the civil status of American women and men differ in the early Republic?

> Why did partisan conflict increase during the administrations of Monroe and Adams?

> Conclusion: How did republican simplicity become complex?