C 121 WGU The Early Republic and the American Civil War Essay

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1002.1.2 : The Early Republic and the American Civil War

The graduate analyzes the challenges of partisan politics and sectionalism in the Early Republic and Civil War eras.

INTRODUCTION


The adoption of the Constitution in 1787 established a strong federal government for the United States and codified the principles of a country that balanced the interests of divergent political, social, religious, and economic groups. The logistical necessities of organizing these interests on a federal level contributed to the establishment of national political parties during George Washington’s first term in office. Though President Washington warned of the dangers of factionalism in his farewell address, the advantages these organizations possessed for achieving their policy goals made parties an integral part of the political system. During the first half of the nineteenth century, the United States experienced a period of tremendous territorial expansion. The challenges resulting from the spread of political and social institutions—most notably, slavery—across the continent deepened sectional divisions into a national crisis by the 1850s. The Civil War was the bloodiest conflict in American history, and the war and its aftermath profoundly altered the political, social, and economic characteristics of the United States.

In this assessment, you will explain the characteristics of the First Party System in the United States and its legislative consequences. You will also examine the growth of the sectional divisions in the United States during the nineteenth century leading up to the outbreak of the Civil War.

REQUIREMENTS


Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. An originality report is provided when you submit your task that can be used as a guide.


You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.

A. Explain (suggested length of 2–3 paragraphs) the reasons for the rise of partisan politics in the Early Republic (i.e., major conflicts and concerns, development of the First Party System).

B. Discuss the development of the Second Party System (suggested length of 2–3 paragraphs) by doing the following:

1. Compare the platforms of the Whig and Democratic parties.

Note: You may include both similarities and differences of the two parties.

2. Describe the leaders and constituents that defined each party.

3. Explain how the Second Party System contributed to increased democratization of American politics.

C. Discuss the major movements and events that led to the Civil War (suggested length of 2–3 paragraphs) by doing the following:

1. Explain the pro-slavery and abolitionist arguments of the antebellum period.

2. Describe the role of westward expansion in increasing sectional tensions.

3. Evaluate how three major events (e.g., significant legislation, territorial conflicts, court cases, political debates) contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War.

D. Provide acknowledgement of source information, using in-text citations and references, for quoted, paraphrased, or summarized content.

1. Include the following information when providing source references:

• author

• date

• title

• location of information (e.g., publisher, journal, or website URL)

File Restrictions

File name may contain only letters, numbers, spaces, and these symbols: ! – _ . * ‘ ( )
File size limit: 200 MB
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RUBRIC


ARTICULATION OF RESPONSE (CLARITY, ORGANIZATION, MECHANICS):

NOT EVIDENT

The candidate provides unsatisfactory articulation of response.

APPROACHING COMPETENCE

The candidate provides weak articulation of response.

COMPETENT

The candidate provides adequate articulation of response.

A:RISE OF PARTISAN POLITICS

NOT EVIDENT

The candidate does not provide a logical explanation of the reasons for the rise of partisan politics in the Early Republic.

APPROACHING COMPETENCE

The candidate provides a logical explanation, with insufficient detail, of the reasons for the rise of partisan politics in the Early Republic.

COMPETENT

The candidate provides a logical explanation, with sufficient detail, of the reasons for the rise of partisan politics in the Early Republic.

B1:COMPARISON OF WHIG AND DEMOCRATIC PARTIES

NOT EVIDENT

The candidate does not provide an appropriate comparison of the platforms of the Whig and Democratic parties.

APPROACHING COMPETENCE

The candidate provides an appropriate comparison, with insufficient detail, of the platforms of the Whig and Democratic parties.

COMPETENT

The candidate provides an appropriate comparison, with sufficient detail, of the platforms of the Whig and Democratic parties

B2:LEADERS AND CONSTITUENTS

NOT EVIDENT

The candidate does not provide an appropriate description of the leaders and constituents that defined each party.

APPROACHING COMPETENCE

The candidate provides an appropriate description, with insufficient detail, of the leaders and constituents that defined each party.

COMPETENT

The candidate provides an appropriate description, with sufficient detail, of the leaders and constituents that defined each party.

B3:INCREASED DEMOCRATIZATION OF AMERICAN POLITICS

NOT EVIDENT

The candidate does not provide a logical explanation of how the Second Party System contributed to increased democratization of American Politics.

APPROACHING COMPETENCE

The candidate provides a logical explanation, with insufficient detail, of how the Second Party System contributed to increased democratization of American Politics.

COMPETENT

The candidate provides a logical explanation, with sufficient detail, of how the Second Party System contributed to increased democratization of American Politics.

C1:PRO-SLAVERY AND ABOLITIONIST MOVEMENTS

NOT EVIDENT

The candidate does not provide a logical explanation of the pro-slavery and abolitionist arguments of the antebellum period.

APPROACHING COMPETENCE

The candidate provides a logical explanation, with insufficient support, of the pro-slavery and abolitionist arguments of the antebellum period.

COMPETENT

The candidate provides a logical explanation, with sufficient support, of the pro-slavery and abolitionist arguments of the antebellum period.

C2:ROLE OF WESTWARD EXPANSION

NOT EVIDENT

The candidate does not provide an accurate description of the role of westward expansion in increasing sectional tensions.

APPROACHING COMPETENCE

The candidate provides an accurate description, with insufficient support, of the role of westward expansion in increasing sectional tensions.

COMPETENT

The candidate provides an accurate description, with sufficient support, of the role of westward expansion in increasing sectional tensions.

C3:THREE MAJOR EVENTS

NOT EVIDENT

The candidate does not provide a logical evaluation of how three major events contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War.

APPROACHING COMPETENCE

The candidate provides a logical evaluation, with insufficient support, of how three major events contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War.

COMPETENT

The candidate provides a logical evaluation, with sufficient support, of how three major events contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War.

D:SOURCE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

NOT EVIDENT

There is evidence of quoted, paraphrased, or summarized content without acknowledgement of source information in in-text citations and references.

APPROACHING COMPETENCE

The candidate provides insufficient acknowledgement of source information, using in-text citations and references, for quoted, paraphrased, and summarized content.

COMPETENT

The candidate provides sufficient acknowledgement of source information, using in-text citations and references, for all quoted, paraphrased, and summarized content.

D1:SOURCE INFORMATION

NOT EVIDENT

The candidate does not include the given points when providing source references.

APPROACHING COMPETENCE

The candidate includes the given points, with incomplete or inaccurate information, when providing source references.

COMPETENT

The candidate includes the given points, with accurate and complete information, when providing source references.

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