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Case Study Task 1: Survey Of United States History

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Survey of United States History Task 2 Part A: The rise of partisan politics in the Early Republic began with the election of 1796. This was a time when the election system that was in place didn’t allow for just two Presidential names and two Vice Presidential names on the ballet. In the 1796 election, both of the Presidential candidates would be elected. John Adams with the highest number of votes would become President. Then Thomas Jefferson with the second highest votes became vice president. They were from different parties and would end up becoming enemies by the end of their four years together. In the election of 1800, Thomas Jefferson who was a Republican won the nomination. But the House took 6 days to decided who the winner was. …show more content…

He called his election “The revolution of 1800’s.” Jefferson would immediately work to limit government spending that had been put into place by President Adams at the end of his Presidency. He reduced the national debt from $83 million to $57 million. Jefferson also did away with the “Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798.” These acts had required immigrants to be residents in the United States for 14 years before they could become citizens. Jefferson replaced this with the “1802 Act” that only required residency for 5 years instead. (Norton, …show more content…

Many involved were blacks from Northern cities. There was also white abolitionist who helped the blacks to find escape slavery. This gave many slaves the courage and hope at a chance of freedom. (Norton, 2015) In 1852 President Pierce (Democrat) would enforce the “Fugitive Slave Act.” This led to a group of abolitionists who tried to free a slave but killed a jailer in the process. President Pierce sent soldiers to the area. These actions enraged many conservatives. Jurors refused to convict those who had killed the jailer. Following this event some states would go on to pass a law to block the federal government from enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act. The North and South would become more divided than ever before. (Norton, 2015) When Abraham Lincoln won the election in 1860 many in the country were deeply divided on the issue of slavery. The North was against it while the South was for it. Lincoln was a Republican from the North and was against expanding slavery. This would be the first time many (Southerners) would refuse to accept the results of the election. In the end, many of the southern states would withdraw from the union. They would go on to create their own national capitol in the south. They would call themselves the confederate states. (Norton,

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