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1、AntebellumExpansionUnitVAAPUnitedStatesHistoryFundamentalQuestionsAnalyzeAmericanexpansionismasacauseofsectionaltensionandconflict.AnalyzehowthenationalpoliticalsystemmayhavecontributedtothecauseoftheCivilWar.DemocracyinAmerica(1840)ImpressedwithAmericannotionofequalityMoresoc
2、ialmobilitythanEuropeSuccessachievableforthosewillingandable“IsoughtforthegreatnessandgeniusofAmericainhercommodiousharborsandheramplerivers,anditwasnotthere...inherfertilefieldsandboundlessforestsanditwasnotthere...inherrichminesandhervastworldcommerce,anditwasnotthere...inhe
3、rdemocraticCongressandhermatchlessConstitution,anditwasnotthere.NotuntilIwentintothechurchesofAmericaandheardherpulpitsaflamewithrighteousnessdidIunderstandthesecretofhergeniusandpower.Americaisgreatbecausesheisgood,andifAmericaeverceasestobegood,shewillceasetobegreat.”Manifes
4、tDestiny“Away,awaywiththesecobwebtissuesoftherightsofdiscovery,exploration,settlement,…[TheAmericanclaim]isbytherightofourmanifestdestinytooverspreadandtopossessthewholeofthecontinentwhichProvidencehasgivenusforthedevelopmentofthegreatexperimentofliberty…”-JohnL.Sullivan,Democ
5、raticReview,1845AmericanProgressOverlandTrailsResultofManifestDestinyTexasRevolutionAmericansettlementFueledbyManifestDestinyEncouragedbyMexicangovernmentTexasRevolution(1836)SantaAnna’spoliciesTheAlamo(Feb-Mar1836)BattleofSanJacinto(Apr21,1836)SecondPartySystem(1828-1854)Demo
6、crats:States’rightsLimitedgovernmentLaissez-faireExpansionismPro-slaveryEqualopportunitySouthandWestYeomanfarmers,workingclass,southernplanters,immigrantsWhigs:AmericanSystemStrongfederalgovernmentMixedonslaverySocialconservativesNewEnglandUpperandmiddleclassprofessionals,evan
7、gelicalProtestantsAnti-MasonicParty:issuepartyconcernedaboutFreemasonspromotedeconomicnationalismandsocialconservatismLibertyParty:abolitionistpartyFreeSoilParty:PreventexpansionofslaveryAndrewJacksonHenryClayTaneyCourtChiefJusticeRogerTaneyAppointedbyAndrewJacksonSlaveownerId
8、eologyStates’rightsLimitedgovernmentMajorCasesCharlesRiverBri