From Confederation to Nation

The Early American Republic, 1789-1848

Jonathan Atkins

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2016
• Print ISBN: 9781138916227
• eBook ISBN: 9781317425175
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Early American History
• Index: History

In the era of the Early Republic, Americans determined the meaning of their Revolution and laid the foundation for the United States' later emergence as a world power. This bookprovides students with an explanation of the major events and developments of one of the most important periods in American History. Focusing on the years between the Revolution and the Civil War, From Confederation to Nation presents a narrative of the era's political history along with discussions of the significant social and cultural changes that occurred across the Union's first six decades. Taking a broad approach which examines economic changes, religious influences, political reform, cultural challenges, and racial and gender inequalities in the Early Republic, Atkins' text is useful for a vast array of critical perspectives. From Confederation to Nation presents an accessible introduction to the Early American Republic that offers readers a solid foundation for more advanced study.

Index

Aberdeen, Lord 245–6, 248

abolition, abolitionists 143–8, 158, 162, 168, 215–18, 222, 232, 240, 243; and women 172–4

Adams, Abigail 8

Adams, John 8, 15, 23, 28, 39, 40–1, 97, 99, 108, 121; as president 41–3, 45–9, 55, 57, 58

Adams, John Quincy 87, 89, 91, 99, 209, 247; congressman 146–7, 217, 209, 222, 236; in election of 1824 188–93; in election of 1828 195–9; president 99, 157–8, 193–4; secretary of state 179–83

Adams-Onís Treaty 182

Adams, Samuel 23

African Americans 10, 52, 120, 144–5, 148, 150, 152, 162, 164–5, 231; free ix, 121–2, 143, 166–9, 187

African Methodist Episcopal Church 168

Alabama 94, 99, 100, 102, 117, 156, 158, 161, 181, 210

Alamo 217

Albany, New York 5, 86, 93, 104, 105, 154

Alcott, William Andrus 138–9

Alexandria Gazette 111

Algerine War see Second Barbary War

Algiers 62–3, 97, 154

Alien and Sedition Acts 43, 45, 48

Alien Enemies Act 43, 55

Alien Friends Act 43, 55

Allen, Richard 168

Ambrister, Robert 181–2, 190

American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society 147

American Anti-Slavery Society 144–7, 168, 172–4, 215

American Bible Society 132

American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions 156, 158, 161

American Colonization Society 122–3, 143, 168

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Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• List of Figures
• Preface
• I George Washington’s America
• II The Federalist Era
• III The Jeffersonian Revolution
• IV The Union in Peril
• V National Trends and Sectional Tensions
• VI Reviving and Reforming the Union
• VII A White Man’s Nation
• VIII Nationalism and Reaction
• IX Andrew Jackson’s Union
• X The Union at a Crossroads
• Index