ADVANCED PLACEMENT UNITED STATES HISTORY
Homework Assignment
Nationalism and Sectionalism

 Read: Henretta Chapter Eleven: Part One:

·     The Rise of Popular Politics 1820-1829
The Decline of the Notables and the Rise of Parties
The Election of 1824
The Last Notable President: John Quincy Adams
"The Democracy" and the Election of 1828

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Reviewing the Text:

        Read the material captioned above in your textbook; then write a brief paragraph-length response to each of the questions.       

1.   In what ways did the expansion of democracy in the 1810s contribute to the emergence of a new kind of political leadership in the 1820s and 1830s?

2.   In what ways did Andrew Jackson's 1828 campaign represent a new political era?

3.   What segments of society benefited the most from the expansion of the franchise during the 1810s and 1820s?
 

Reading Historical Documents:

Read  American Voices, Margaret Bayard Smith: Republican Majesty and Mobs in Chapter 11 of the text, then write a brief paragraph-length response to each of the following questions.

The election of Andrew Jackson by the "people," regardless of rank or distinction, struck the socialite Margaret Smith as an extraordinary event. Smith, a member of the elite, marveled at the order of Jackson's inauguration as well as at the sense of majesty that it created. But her concerns about democracy immediately came to the fore when the people became less orderly at the reception.

1.  How did Margaret Bayard Smith view the behavior of the people at the inauguration?
2.  At the inauguration, what is it about democracy that impresses the author?
3.  What qualms about democracy did the less-than-orderly behavior of the people at the White House reception create for Smith? What deeper concerns did her narration reflect?