num_pages: 275
description: The raucous political debates of Jacksonian America often seemed to pit those who defended the ideals of liberty against those who asserted power. Harry L. Watson argues that these were serious policy disputes about the future of the Republic and the nature of its society and economy, and they led to intensified public involvement in politics and enduring political parties. His narrative shows how religious revivalism, new waves of immigration, westward expansion, the deeply divisive issue of Afro-American slavery, nascent industrialism, and other socioeconomic forces put strains on America's political framework and, in the end, transformed it.
language: English
title: Liberty and Power: The Politics of Jacksonian America
titlecomplete: Liberty and Power: The Politics of Jacksonian America
genres: Historical, American, United States, Politics, Nonfiction, School, American History, College, 19th Century, History
ratings_count: 325
publisher: Hill and Wang