Title: Liberty and power
First published: 1990
Description: The raucous political debates of Jacksonian America often seemed to pit those who defended the ideals of liberty against those who asserted power. The author 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.
Subjects: Politics and government, Jackson, andrew, 1767-1845, United states, politics and government, United states, politics and government, 1815-1861
Places: United States
People: Andrew Jackson (1767-1845)
Time periods: 1829-1837