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The Democratic Movement in the East 238 The New Democracy Enters the Arena 244 The New Democracy at Washington 250 The Rise of the Whigs 260 The Interaction of American and European Opinion 265 XII. The Middle Border and the Great West 271 The Advance of the Middle Border 271 On to the Pacific—Texas and the Mexican War 276 The Pacific Coast and Utah 284 Summary of Western Development and National Politics 292

PART V. SECTIONAL CONFLICT AND RECONSTRUCTION
XIII. The Rise of the Industrial System 295 The Industrial Revolution 296 The Industrial Revolution and National Politics 307 XIV. The Planting System and National Politics 316 Slavery—North and South 316 Slavery in National Politics 324 The Drift of Events toward the Irrepressible Conflict 332 XV. The Civil War and Reconstruction 344 The Southern Confederacy 344 The War Measures of the Federal Government 350 The Results of the Civil War 365 Reconstruction in the South 370 Summary of the Sectional Conflict 375

PART VI. NATIONAL GROWTH AND WORLD POLITICS
XVI. The Political and Economic Evolution of the South 379 The South at the Close of the War 379 The Restoration of White Supremacy 382 The Economic Advance of the South