North Carolina Historical Review

North Carolina Office of Archives and History

The Transformation of American Politics, 1840-1860 by Joel H. Silbey Review by: Paul H. Bergeron The North Carolina Historical Review, Vol. 45, No. 2 (April, 1968), pp. 224-225 Published by: North Carolina Office of Archives and History Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/23518080 . Accessed: 04/12/2014 05:26
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Silbey eschews formation he for the events which led the nation down the road to war. Instead, couches the matter alliances in terms and of three political and economic slaves, failed to meet party exacerbated with disrupted major problems sectional immigrants, cleavages: the Democratic In his judgment by these issues, and conse with a victory in 1860. of the relationship of increas

the Republican party emerged quently offers an interesting discussion Silbey nativism eroded Democratic One strength must question, influence significant

entrepreneurs. the challenges

raised

ing immigration and burgeoning nativism. He cogently shows how to the Republican. nativism had no assistance and gave ultimately that his generalization however, until the on national politics

1850's.
In his

of economic notes that the Demo matters, analysis Silbey with the question whether meet the crats were confronted they would in the eco the federal demands for more involvement by government nomic

1846 of the internal improvements bill. Curiously, Silbey seems unable

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Bergeron

Vanderbilt University

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