Period 4: 1800-1848
The new republic struggled to define and extend democratic ideals
in the face of rapid economic, territorial, and demographic changes.
Key Concept 1
-The United States developed the world’s first modern mass
democracy and celebrated a new national culture, while Americans sought
to define the nation’s democratic ideals and to reform its institutions to
match them.
Key Concept 2
-Developments in technology, agriculture, and commerce
precipitated profound changes in U.S. settlement patterns, regional
identities, gender and family relations, political power, and distribution of
consumer goods.
Key Concept 3
-U.S. interest in increasing foreign trade, expanding its
national borders, and isolating itself from European conflicts shaped the
nation’s foreign policy and spurred government and private initiatives.