Presidents from Adams through Polk, 1825-1849 : debating the issues in pro and con primary documents

Presidents from Adams through Polk, 1825-1849 : debating the issues in pro and con primary documents / [compiled by] David A. Smith.

It was the Era of Good Feelings, but all was not well with the young Republic. From 1825 to 1849, presidents John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and James K. Polk grappled with the legacy of the Monroe Doctrine, Indian removal, territorial expansi...

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Other Authors: Smith, David A., 1966-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2005.
Series:President's position.
Subjects:
Adams, John Quincy, > 1767-1848 > Political and social views.
Jackson, Andrew, > 1767-1845 > Political and social views.
Van Buren, Martin, > 1782-1862 > Political and social views.
Harrison, William Henry, > 1773-1841 > Political and social views.
Tyler, John, > 1790-1862 > Political and social views.
Polk, James K. > (James Knox), > 1795-1849 > Political and social views.
Adams, John Quincy, > 1767-1848
Harrison, William Henry, > 1773-1841
Jackson, Andrew, > 1767-1845
Polk, James K. > (James Knox), > 1795-1849
Tyler, John, > 1790-1862
Van Buren, Martin, > 1782-1862
1800-1899
Presidents > United States > History > 19th century > Sources.
Political and social views
Politics and government
Presidents
United States > Politics and government > 1815-1861 > Sources.
United States
History
Sources
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. John Quincy Adams (1825-1829). American Indians and the U.S. government
  • Internal improvements and nationalism
  • Cuba and Latin America
  • The tariff
  • American political organization and reemergence of "parties"
  • 2. Andrew Jackson (1829-1837). The Second Bank of the United States
  • Nullification
  • American Indians and the U.S. government
  • The "spoils system"
  • Internal improvements
  • The "Eaton Affair"
  • 3. Martin Van Buren (1837-1841). The Economic Panic of 1837
  • Slavery and abolitionists
  • The UNited States, Great Britain, and Canada
  • The "Independent Treasury" Plan
  • Texas and the United States
  • 4. William Henry Harrison and John Tyler (1841 and 1841-1845). Presidential succession
  • Tariff policy
  • The Bank
  • The slave trade
  • The Caroline Affair
  • The annexation of Texas
  • 5. James K. Polk (1845-1849). California
  • Oregon
  • The Mexican War
  • The Tariff
  • Slavery
  • The "Independent Treasury."

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