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19854
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This article examines the changes to American politics and in American society marked by John C. Calhoun's Presidential campaign. As the first of the post American Revolution candidates, he represented a new generation of leaders whose primary concern was no longer relations with England, but westward expansion. A central focus of the article is the development of sectionalism and the crystalizing of political thought on slavery and on the basic domestic economy of the East, South, and West.
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20078
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This article is a reprint of William Lenoir's \"Memorandum Book from March 1, 1802 to March 15th, 1804,\" documenting the election in August of 1802. The author's introduction provides context to Lenoir's writing offering biographical information on Lenoir as well as information on the circumstances of this election.
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22709
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Andrew Jackson's rise in politics in North Carolina was attributed to several factors: his legendary status as general, the desire of North Carolinians to come out of the shadow of Virginia's presidents, his vague stance on tariffs, and most particularly, his stance on internal improvements, where eastern and western portions of the state both supported internal improvement projects, an important factor in the formation of the People's Ticket.
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