Alan Taylor on Revolutionary Ironies and the Continental Civil War
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Challenges and Transformations in Early American Governance
This chapter examines the early fears regarding the stability of the American Republic, highlighting the critiques of democracy and geography before the Civil War. It contrasts the admiration for the Swiss Confederacy with America's shift towards a stronger national government, while also exploring the Jacksonian era's complex dynamics of democratic expansion and racial tensions. Additionally, the chapter discusses the implications of the Mexican-American War, the inevitability of the Civil War, and the consequences of the French occupation of Mexico on its political landscape.
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