HIS 108: History of the United States through 1865

Reading Assignments and Focus Questions

Goldfield, Chapter 8: A New Republic and the Rise of Parties, 1789-1800

Review Questions

What challenges faced the Congress that assembled in New York between 1789 and 1791?

How did the French Revolution shape the development of party politics in America?

Why was Adams defeated in the election of 1800?

Goldfield, Chapter 9: The Triumph and Collapse of Jeffersonian Republicanism, 1800-1824

Review Questions

Why was the expansion of the United States so important to Jefferson?

What factors pushed Madison into a war with Britain?

What were the consequences of the War of 1812?