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Alan Taylor on Revolutionary Ironies and the Continental Civil War

Conversations with Tyler

CHAPTER

Democratic Limitations in the Jacksonian Era and American Expansion

The chapter explores the level of democracy in the Jacksonian era, noting the expansion of the electorate but the exclusion of African Americans and women from voting rights. It delves into the consequences of American expansion into the West, the inevitability of the Civil War due to conflicting ideologies, the French occupation of Mexico, and the ongoing instability in Haiti. The discussion also includes the economic success and political challenges faced by Mexico in the 20th and 21st centuries.

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