Andrew Jackson:

Abstract

National Standards for Grades 5-12 Era 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861): The new American republic prior to the Civil War experienced dramatic territorial expansion, immigration, economic growth, and industrialization. The increasing complexity of American society, the growth of regionalism, and the crosscurrents of change that are often bewildering require the development of several major themes to enable students to sort their way through the six decades that brought the United States to the eve of the Civil War.