Period 4: Causation (1 янв 1800 г. – 1 янв 1848 г.)
Описание:
Political Parties - different ideas caused division within country - increased sectionalism between North and South - First Party System of Federalists and Second Party System included Whigs and Democrats
Foreign policies & affairs - attempts to increase trade and expand - struggled to demonstrate power in foreign affairs like War of 1812 - successful in some situations like Monroe Doctrine
Westward expansion - expanded and added new territories - Louisiana Purchase - Mexican Cession - increased size of America
Social class - increased middle class due to Market Revolution - led to Second Great Awakening - allowed reform movements to occur - Minorities and religious groups like women and Quakers flourished with new reforms