The United States began to develop a modern democracy and celebrated a new national culture, while Americans sought to define the nation’s democratic ideals and change their society and institutions to match them.
Learning Targets:
I can trace the expansion of male suffrage as well as the growth of political parties.
I can explain how different group identities, including racial, ethnic, class, and regional identities, have emerged and changed over time.
I can explain how popular movements, reform efforts, and activist groups have sought to change American society and institutions.