Introduction to Chapter 11
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THE EXPANDING REPUBLIC
1815–1840 [[LP PHOTO: P11.01 DETAIL OF COTTON TEXTILE MILL, 1840 /
> What were the most important causes and consequences of the market revolution from 1815 to 1840? Chapter 11 explores the impact of economic expansion known as the market revolution on American life. It also traces political developments and Indian policy under the presidency of Andrew Jackson as well as the contemporaneous appearance of reform movements.
> Why did the United States experience a market revolution after 1815?
> Why did Andrew Jackson defeat John Quincy Adams so dramatically in the 1828 election?
> What was Andrew Jackson’s impact on the presidency?
> How did social and cultural life change in the 1830s?
> Why was Martin Van Buren a one-term president?
> Conclusion: The Age of Jackson or the era of reform?
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