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There was much debate during this period about who should have the power to determine whether a law is constitutional or not. Daniel Webster thought this power should be placed in the hands of

Andrew Jackson’s election marked the beginning of a new era. What characterized this new period in the nation’s history?

What was Abraham Lincoln’s primary objective when the Civil War began in 1861?

According to its supporters, “popular sovereignty” could put an end to Congressional conflict over the issue of slavery because it would

What principle brought the different peoples of the United States together as one nation during the antebellum period?

James K. Polk intended to expand the nation and hoped to include all the following territories in the United States EXCEPT

The new Republican Party believed that slavery should

Why did Andrew Jackson feel cheated after the Election of 1824?

What did Nat Turner, David Walker, and Maria Stewart have in common?

Who drafted the Monroe Doctrine in 1823 warning Europeans against colonial ambitions in the western hemisphere?