Sean Wilentz, historian, The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln, published in 2005 9. What is happening historically during the time period that would lead to the government passing policy from the excerpt
above?
a
b
Many Americans asserted the separation of public and private spheres.
Some Americans were influenced by European literary and cultural models.
Some Americans began to oppose the spread of slavery.
Many Americans desired the United States to expand its western land claims.
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