Introduction to Chapter 10

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REPUBLICANS IN POWER

1800–1824 [[LP Photo: P10.01 Detail The taking of the city of Washington in America/ROA_04224_10_P01.jpg]]

> 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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Detail of The Taking of the City of Washington in America.
Library of Congress, LC-DIG-ppmsca-31113.