Congress and the emergence of sectionalism : from the Missouri Compromise to the age of Jackson
Examines controversies surrounding sectionalism and the rise of Jacksonian Democracy, placing these sources of conflict in the context of congressional action in the 1820s and 1830s. This volume considers the plight of American Indians, sectional strife over banking and commerce, issues involving slavery, and the nature of American democracy.
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