Preface Each of the half-hour video episodes is accompanied by a complementary lesson containing the following features to help you master your study of American history: The Unfinished Nation addresses America’s history to Reconstruction (1877). It begins with the migration of the earliest inhabitants, traces the arrival of explorers seeking riches and land for themselves and their homelands, and details the flight of the colonists and later immigrants to the new land in search of freedom and opportunity. From the Lost Colony to the Oregon Trail; from the Erie canal to the assembly line; from the slave trade to emancipation, the events and personalities that shaped the young nation are put into political, social, and cultural context. Re-enactments, readings from historical texts, interviews with leading scholars, and visits to significant locales bring history to life in the 26 episodes that are the first semester of The Unfinished Nation. This guide is one part of the total package available to you when you embark upon the 26 half-hour videos that make up the first part (to 1877) of The Unfinished Nation. These video episodes, in conjunction with the guidance of your campus instructor, are closely integrated with Alan Brinkley’s texts, American History: A Survey, Volume I, and The Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People, Volume I. These texts provide a comprehensive account of the American past. The newest editions of these books place American history into a global context, making connections for life in an ever-expanding world. An interactive web component enhances independent learning. ✓ Assignments that link the video lesson with related sections of the text. ✓ An Overview summarizes each lesson’s main topics. ✓ Learning Objectives identify the major concepts, ideas, and factual data that you should recall and understand after viewing the video and reading the required selections from the text. Many test bank questions are derived from these objectives. ✓ Key Terms and Concepts help you to focus on the words and ideas important to understanding the language of government and politics as you work through each lesson. ✓ Text Focus Points are intended to guide your reading of the selections for each assignment. ✓ Video Focus Points help you follow and analyze information in the video and integrate the information with your readings. ✓ Critical Analysis activities provide opportunities for further examination of the issues raised by the video and readings in the text. ✓ A Practice Test enables you to check your understanding of the material in the video and text assignments. v Lesson 14 He Brought the People with Him the presidency: William Crawford, Henry Clay, Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, and John C. Calhoun (who later dropped out). Jackson, hero of the Battle of New Orleans, won the popular vote but did not receive enough electoral votes to win the presidency. The House decided the election, selecting John Quincy Adams when Henry Clay, following the directions of his Kentucky constituency, cast his support for Adams. The Jacksonians protested that a corrupt bargain had been made when Adams appointed Clay as his Secretary of State. Although Adams worked toward national improvement, calling for national universities and a national transportation system, his administration was doomed from the start. In 1828, Jackson was ready to run again. After a vicious personal campaign, he won the election. By 1828, the practice of limiting voting rights to a small group of wealthy property owners was changing, especially in the West. Jackson’s inauguration signaled the rise of the common man when ordinary citizens went to the White House to celebrate. Ironically, the new voters had very little impact on existing voting patterns. While in office, Jackson leveled the playing field by giving out jobs to political followers. Some wondered about this man who settled disputes through duels with such individuals as Charles Dickinson. But Jackson was more adept than peo- Assignments This lesson is based on information in the following text selections and video. Read the text carefully, watch the video, and study all the material. Text: The chapter number and section title of reading assignments are the same in both books: A. Brinkley, American History: A Survey, Volume 1, 12th edition, and A. Brinkley, The Unfinished Nation, Volume 1, 5th edition The following sections from Chapter 9 of the text are covered in this lesson: “The Rise of Mass Politics” and “Our Federal Union” Video: Episode 14, “He Brought the People with Him” Overview By the end of the era of good feelings, party discipline was gone. In 1824, four candidates ran for 71 72 T HE UNFINISHED N ATION ( TO 1877) ple thought. He used the patronage system as a distributive tool as well as a way of regulating and disciplining his followers. Soon after taking office, Jackson and Calhoun squared off over the issue of the tariff. A good representative of his constituency, Calhoun openly opposed the tariff of 1828, even devising his famous nullification theory to justify state action. Calhoun’s problems intensified as Martin Van Buren, a member of Jackson’s “Kitchen Cabinet,” became the “voice behind the throne” of Andrew Jackson. The scandalous Eaton affair only furthered Jackson’s troubles with Calhoun, as societal gossip began to intrude on the political sphere. In the meantime, the South Carolina nullification issue reached the crisis point with Congress passing the Force Act. Daniel Webster and Robert Hayne debated the issue in Congress while Jackson and Calhoun publicly disagreed at the Jefferson Day Dinner. Fortunately, at this critical moment Henry Clay offered a compromise whereby the tariff would be lowered over the next ten years if South Carolina rescinded its nullification ordinances. South Carolina agreed, but then nullified the Force Act as a face saving gesture. Jackson was triumphant, although he later remarked that the one thing he regretted about his presidency was not shooting Clay and hanging Calhoun. Key Terms and Concepts After reading the assigned pages in your text and watching the video, you should be able to identify and explain the significance of the following: John Quincy Adams Age of the Common Man Bucktails John C. Calhoun Henry Clay corrupt bargain William Crawford Charles Dickinson Dorr Rebellion Eaton Affair Force Act Robert Hayne Andrew Jackson Jefferson Day Dinner King Mob Kitchen Cabinet nullification theory party politics patronage spoils system 1828 “tariff of abominations” Martin Van Buren Voting Expansion Daniel Webster Text Focus Points Focus Points Learning Objectives After reading the assigned pages in the text and watching the video, you should be able to: ✓ Compare and contrast the elections of 1824 and 1828. ✓ Discuss John Q. Adams as president. ✓ Explain why voting rights expanded during the 1820s to 1830s and how the development of political parties escalated. ✓ Analyze Jackson’s relationships with John C. Calhoun and Martin Van Buren. ✓ Discuss the nullification crisis, the Eaton affair, and what the South learned from the South Carolina episode. These text focus points are the main ideas presented in this section of the textbook. Read these points carefully before reading the text. You may want to take notes for future reference and study. ✓ The Age of Jackson, sometimes called the Era of the Common Man, coincided with the expansion of voting rights throughout the states as qualifications were removed. Property and wealth were no longer necessary for voting privileges. This change provoked some resistance in Massachusetts and New York, and in Rhode Island the Dorr Rebellion took place. ✓ For all practical purposes, party politics intensified in the 1820s and 1830s. In New York, Martin Van Buren led his dissident Bucktails against the aristocratic governor, DeWitt Clinton. By the time of the 1828 election, parties were spreading rapidly. L ESSON 14: H E B ROUGHT THE P EOPLE WITH HIM ✓ Jackson saw his election as a means to uproot and replace eastern aristocracy and extend opportunity to the South and the West. This, however, did not include women, blacks, or Native Americans. Determined to give all capable men a chance, Jackson implemented his version of the spoils system. ✓ While Jackson wanted to reduce the functions of the federal government, Calhoun’s championing of South Carolina’s protest against the tariff of 1828 resulted in his defending the central government. ✓ With Van Buren and the Kitchen Cabinet advising him, and his relationship with Calhoun deteriorating as a result of the Eaton affair, Jackson faced a national crisis. ✓ As Webster and Hayne debated in Congress, South Carolina called a convention and nullified the tariffs. Jackson and Calhoun squared off at the Jefferson Day Dinner. It was in this atmosphere that Henry Clay proposed a compromise to end the crisis wherein the tariff would be lowered over time and South Carolina would rescind its nullification ordinances. Video Focus Points These video focus points are designed to help you understand and get the most out of the video for this section. Read these points carefully before watching the video. You may want to take notes for future reference and study. ✓ By the 1820s, party politics grew as the election of 1824 saw four candidates vie for the presidency – Clay, Jackson, Crawford, and Adams. Jackson won more popular votes than the others, but he did not get a majority of the electoral votes. The House then decided, with Clay’s influence, to support Adams. ✓ A sign of his ineptitude as a politician, Adams appointed Clay as his Secretary of State. The Jacksonians claimed a corrupt bargain had been made. For all practical purposes, the event undermined Adams’ presidency. Even Calhoun, Adams’ Vice President, worked with the Jacksonians. In 1828, Jackson won the election, but his victory was essentially a sectional one. ✓ As western states like Ohio entered the Union, the vote was extended. There is little doubt that 73 the Jacksonian movement benefited from this development. ✓ Upon becoming president, Jackson was seen as an enigma. Known as the hero of the Battle of New Orleans, he was identified with dueling. Jackson was committed to making jobs in the government so simple that anyone could do them. He implemented his version of the spoils system and used patronage to reward followers, but also to regulate and discipline them. ✓ Jackson soon became embroiled in a national crisis involving John C. Calhoun. True to his constituents, Calhoun condemned the tariff of 1828 and developed his theory of nullification. To makes matters worse, Martin Van Buren grew close to Jackson and became quite influential in policy. With the Eaton affair adding fuel to the fire, it was inevitable that Jackson and Calhoun would split publicly. ✓ Appearing at the Jefferson Day Dinner, Jackson and Calhoun toasted what they believed in while Webster and Hayne debated the issues in Congress. In this situation, Clay offered a compromise that both sides accepted. The South Carolina crisis ended peacefully, although Jackson later said he regretted not shooting Clay and hanging Calhoun. Critical Analysis These activities are designed to help you examine the material in this lesson in greater depth. It may be necessary for you to conduct some additional research (the Internet is an excellent resource). Armed with what you have learned in this lesson and your own research, carefully respond to each of the following activities. 1. Apply Calhoun’s theory of nullification to a current issue that is controversial, such as abortion or the Iraqi war. What do you think the outcome would be? 2. Consider the expansion of voting rights that occured during the 1820s and 1830s. Apply that kind of occurrence to a current issue and theorize about the changes it might produce in the United States today. Would America be ready for an African American president or a woman president? 74 T HE UNFINISHED N ATION ( TO 1877) 3. Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, Martin Van Buren, and John C. Calhoun all played prominent roles in the 1820s and 1830s. Based on what you already know, can you draw parallels between any of these men and a current politician? Conduct additional research on the two people you have selected and compare them in greater depth. Detail the similarities you see in their personalities, their political style and leanings, their position in the governmental heirarchy, and the issues upon which they focus. _____ 8. South Carolina supported the tariffs of 1828 and 1830. Fill in the Blank – Complete the following sentences with the missing word, concept, or person. 9. _______ headed the Bucktails. 10. _______ was John Eaton’s wife maiden name. 11. _______ called for the West and the South to unite on the tariff issue. 12. _______ took place in Rhode Island. Practice Quiz 13. At the Jefferson Day dinner, Calhoun said _______ while Jackson said _______. Multiple Choice – Select the correct answer. This quiz is designed to give you an idea of how well you understand the material. Choose the correct answers for each question and review any question that you missed. Matching – Match options a through d with items 1 through 4 below. 14. In the nullification crisis, South Carolina nullified the a. Force Act b. Tariff of 1828 c. Tariff of 1820 d. Whiskey Tax _____ 4. King Mob 15. Who was not included in the voting extensions of the 1820s and 1830s? a. Blacks b. Women c. Native Americans d. All of the above a. Speaker of the House b. Charles Dickinson c. Adams’ Vice President d. Jackson’s inauguration Essay – These questions are designed to help you think about all you have learned. Consider them carefully and then write your responses. _____ 1. John C. Calhoun _____ 2. Henry Clay _____ 3. Andrew Jackson True/False – Determine whether each of the following statements is true or false: _____ 5. The admittance of Ohio to the Union was one of the factors in extending the voting privilege. _____ 6. People in 1828 saw Jackson as a Washington outsider. _____ 7. Andrew Jackson used patronage as a way to create a meritocracy. 16. Explain the development of party politics in the 1820s and 1830s. Why did it happen? What impact did voting extensions have? Did the United States benefit from these changes? How? 17. Discuss and evaluate the Nullification Crisis of 1830–1832. What caused it? Who was involved? What actually happened? What were the long-term consequences for the South and the United States? 18. Analyze the importance of the following individuals in history: Henry Clay, Martin Van Buren, John Q. Adams, John Eaton Answer Key for the Practice Test Lesson 1 From Days Before Time 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. c used numerical system and calendar e used human sacrifice in religion a Chickasaws, Choctaws, Creeks, Seminoles b Bubonic Plague d Prince Henry False Text and Video True Text and Video True Text True Text Pueblo Revolt; Text and Video Pigs, new livestock, or horse; Text and Video Mestizo; Text Matrilineal; Text Francisco Coronado; Text e Text and Video e Text and Video Lesson 2 – Turbulent Virginia: Pirate Base ... Royal Colony 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. d Sir George Grenville c Predestination a Ireland b fur trade e New Amsterdam False Text and Video True Text and Video False Text and Video True Text and Video “Starving Time”; Text 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Lord De La Warr; Text John Rolfe; Text Headright system; Text and Video George Calvert; Text b Text a Text Lesson 3 – Saints and Strangers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. e Sir William Berkeley c Pilgrims a Massachusetts Bay Company b Rhode Island d King Philip’s War True Text False Text True Text True Text Puritans; Text and Video Massachusetts Bay Company; Video Town Meeting; Video Anne Hutchinson; Text and Video a Text and Video a Text Lesson 4 – The Lure of Land 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 147 c a d e b Maryland Cromwell Diversity Quakers Pennsylvania 148 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. T HE UNFINISHED N ATION ( TO 1877) True Video True Text False Text True Video and Text Oliver Cromwell; Video Charles II; Video New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Carolina; Video Women; Video Puritans; Video a Video c Video and Text Lesson 5 – Coming to America: A Portrait of Colonial Life 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. d Slave ship c Galen a Colonial doctors b German Palatinates False Video True Video True Video True Video Edwin Morgan; Video Africans; Video Benjamin Franklin; Video Scotch-Irish; Text Slave Codes; Text d Video a Video Lesson 6 – Divergent Paths 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. c Charles Town d Salem Witch a Town Meeting b Colonial Court e Great Awakening True Video True Video False Video True Video George Whitefield; Video and Text Peter Hasenclever; Text Axe; Text Stono Rebellion; Text Dame Schools; Text 15. a Text 16. b Text Lesson 7 – Strained Relations 1. c Immigrants of French descent 2. d Confederation of five Indian tribes 3. b Commander of the British garrison in Boston 4. a Called for action against the Stamp Act 5. 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Massachusetts Government; Video 15. d Video 16. b Video Lesson 8 – Not Much of a War 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. d “Common Sense” a Tories b Declaration of Independence c Home rule e Green Mountain Boys True Video True Video True Video False Video Sally Bache; Video The Battle of Saratoga; Text France; Text Benedict Arnold; Text Count Jean Baptiste de Rochambeau; Text c Text c Text Lesson 9 – A Precarious Experiment 1. c Led a rebellion in New England A NSWER K EY FOR THE P RACTICE T EST 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. d Basis of the post-Revolution government b Established the grid system a Proposed a “continental impost” False Video False Text False Vdeo True Video True Video Connecticut; Text western lands; text Statute of Religious Liberty; Text Fallen Timbers; Video New Orleans; Video a Text c Video Lesson 10 – Vision for a Nation 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. d Virginia plan a New Jersey plan b Slavery c All power rests in the people True Video True Text and Video False Video True Video James Wilson; Video states; Text and Video Anti-Federalists, Federalists; Text and Video Hamilton, Madison, Jay; Text and Video Rhode Island; Video d Text c Text Lesson 11 – Rivals and Friends 1. c 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Federalist appointed Chief Justice by John Adams at the end of his presidency d Vice presidential candidate in 1800 b United States minister to France a Chief justice of the Supreme Court True Text False Video True Video False Video False Video Pinckney’s; Text Alexander Hamilton; Text Quasi War; Video 13. 14. 15. 16. 149 Alien and Sedition; Video Tammany Society; Text c Video a Video Lesson 12 – Best Laid Plans... 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. c Louisiana Territory d Berlin and Milan decrees b Prophet a Second Great Awakening False Video True Video False Video False Video Spain; Video $15 million; Video and Text Sacagawea; Video and Text Dolly Madison; Video Andrew Jackson; Video and Text c Text d Text Lesson 13 –Pressures from Within 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. d Proponent of the American System c Commander in the Seminole War a Monroe’s secretary of state b Proposed an anti-slavery amendment False Text True Video True Video False Video Black Belt; Text John Jacob Astor; Video Great American Desert; Text Virginia Dynasty; Video Panic of 1819; Video a Text c Video Lesson 14: He Brought the People With Him 1. c 2. a Adams’ Vice President Speaker of the House 150 T HE UNFINISHED N ATION ( TO 1877) 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. b Charles Dickinson d Jackson’s inauguration True Video True Video True Video False Video and Text Martin Van Buren; Text Margaret Timberlake; Video Robert Hayne; Text Dorr Rebellion; Text “Our Union, next to our liberty, most dear” “Our Federal Union, It must be preserved”; Text 14. b Text 15. d Text and Video Lesson 15 – Legacy of an Autocratic Ruler 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. c d a b President of the Bank of the United States Chief justice of the Supreme Court Radical Democrats from the Northeast Sought to capitalize on Anti-Mason sentiment True Video False Video False Text True Text Removal Act; Video Trail of Tears; Video Henry Clay; Video King Andrew I; Video Panic of 1837; Text a Text d Video Lesson 16: A Revolution of a Different Sort 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. c Population growth d Canals a Erie Canal b Penny Press False Text and Video False Text and Video False Text and Video False Text and Video 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Railroads; Video Factory; Video Cincinnati, St. Louis, Chicago; Video Moses Brown; Video small workshops; Video a Text a Text Lesson 17: Worlds Apart 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. b Godey’s Lady’s Book c the American Museum d steel plows a Mount Holyoke College False Video True Text False Video True Video True Text Irish, free blacks; Text Catherine Beecher; Video Oberlin; Text minstrel show; Text a Video c Video Lesson 18: Master and Slave 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. d Mrs. Benjamin Perry c legalized slavery a Maryland, Delaware, Virginia b slave rebellion True Video False Video False Video True Text Slave women; Video Slave auction; Video Christianity; Video Factor; True Northern states; Video d Text a Text Lesson 19: Voices of Reform 1. d published the Liberator A NSWER K EY FOR THE P RACTICE T EST 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. c escaped from slavery b black anti-slavery activist and feminist a prison reformer True Text False Video True Text True Video Hudson River School; Video Brook Farm; Text Joseph Smith; Text temperance; Video phrenology; Text a Text c Video Lesson 20: Manifest Destiny? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. c To govern is to populate b First legal settlement in Texas a Alamo d Spot Resolution False Video True Video True Video False Video Californios; Video slavery; Text and Video Zachary Taylor; Text, Video Popular Sovereignty; Text Gold, John Sutter’s; Text and Video c Text b Text Lesson 21: Decade of Discord 1. a 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. divided Clay’s compromise bill into individual parts d supported the “Young America” movement a assaulted a Massachusetts senator b defeated Fillmore and Frémont in 1856 False; Video True; Video True; Text False; Text False; Video benevolent diffusion; Video Personal liberty laws; Text Ostend Manifesto; Text 151 13. Gadsden Purchase; Video 14. c Text 15. a Video Lesson 22: House Divided 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. d Abraham Lincoln c CSA a Fort Sumter b Anaconda Plan True; Video True; Video and Text False; Video False; Video Benjamin Butler; Video G. McClellan; Video and Text R.E. Lee; Video and Text Line item; Video 90,000–100,000 men; Video c Video and Text c Video and Text Lesson 23: Battle Cry 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. d Last Confederate general to surrender e Often reluctant to commit troops to battle b United States secretary of state a Killed at Shiloh c American minister to London False Video True Text False Video False Video True Video Monitor, Merrimac; Text Peninsular Campaign; Text Antietam; Video Fredericksburg; Video b Text c Video Lesson 24: Final Stages 1. 2. 3. 4. d a c b Vicksburg Replaced Joseph Hooker Gettysburg Chickamauga 152 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. T HE UNFINISHED N ATION ( TO 1877) False Video and Text True Video False Video False Text “Grease”; Video Jeb Stuart; Video and Text P.G.T. Beauregard; Video Cold Harbor syndrome; Video G. McClellan; Video and Text c Text b Video Lesson 25: What Price Freedom 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. d scandal during the Grant administration c refers to the purchase of Alaska e required an Ironclad Oath b response to the Black Codes a opposed the gold standard True Text False Video True Text True Text reuniting the country, emancipation and freedom; Video 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Freedmen’s Bureau; Video Fifteenth; Video sharecropping; Text Grantism; Text a Video d Text Lesson 26: Tattered Remains 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. d Republican Party c Perpetual debt a Atlanta compromise b Enforcement Acts True Video True Video True Video True Video Landowners or merchants; Video and Text leave in the middle of the night; Video black women; Video KKK; Video and Text Samuel Tilden; Text c Text b Video