1.Greater democracy & the return of the two- party system 2.Emergence of a national market economy 3.Increase in federal power 4.New intellectual & religious movements 5.Social reforms 6.Further westward expansion Trends in Antebellum America:
1 st Two-Party System Era of Good Feelings 2 nd Two-Party System It’s complicated…
Democrats Whigs Free-Soil Party Know- Nothing Party Constitutional Union Party Liberty Party Republicans formed in 1854 Democrats Anti- immigration Anti- Expansion of slavery First Abolitionist Party
Long Term Causes of Civil War 3/5 Compromise (1787) Invention of Cotton Gin (1793) Louisiana Purchase (1803) Missouri Compromise (1820) Nullification Crisis (1832) Mexican- American War (1844) Sectionalism Manifest Destiny Slavery States’ Rights
Long Essay Question Evaluate the extent to which Manifest Destiny and slavery caused the Civil War. Both to the same degree? One more or less? Short vs. Long term causes
Short Term Causes: From Compromise to Conflict Your Task Today: – Put the events in chronological order – Label the event narratives with the appropriate title – Create a digital timeline using HSTRY website