SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
TENSION OVER SLAVERY IN THE 1850S
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slavery
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Indian removal
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Manifest Destiny
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expansionism
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Detailed explanation-1: -Then, in the early 1850s, the two-party system began to disintegrate in response to massive foreign immigration. By 1856 the Whig Party had collapsed and been replaced by a new sectional party, the Republicans. Between 1846 and 1855, more than three million foreigners arrived in America.
Detailed explanation-2: -A complex mix of political, social, and economic factors fueled American expansionist sentiment in the 1840s. Many Americans subscribed to the concept of “Manifest Destiny, ” the belief that Providence preordained the United States to occupy as much land on the continent as possible.
Detailed explanation-3: -Two major parties dominated the political landscape: the Democratic Party, led by Andrew Jackson, and the Whig Party, assembled by Henry Clay from the National Republicans and from other opponents of Jackson.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Federalists, led by Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton, wanted a strong central government, while the Anti-Federalists, led by Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, advocated states’ rights instead of centralized power.