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Chapter 7: The Jeffersonian Era


Main Themes

Main Themes

1. How Americans expressed their cultural independence.

2. The impact of industrialism on the United States and its people.

3. The role that Thomas Jefferson played in shaping the American character.

4. How the American people and their political system responded to the nation's physical expansion.

5. How American ambitions and attitudes came into conflict with British policies and led to the War of 1812.

6. How Americans were able to "win" the war, and the peace that followed.


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