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Young America movementU.S. political concept popular in the 1840s. Inspired by European youth movements of the 1830s (see Young Italy), the U.S. group was formed as a political organization in 1845 by Edwin de Leon and George H. Evans. It advocated free trade, expansion southward into the territories, and support for republican movements abroad. It became a faction in the Democratic Party in the 1850s. Sen. Stephen A. Douglas promoted its nationalistic program in an unsuccessful effort to compromise sectional differences. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Emerson's 1844 lecture on "The Young American," the stringent and nativist literary nationalists, and the political Young America movement are all cited by Wallach as examples of how white American men attempted to purify themselves not only of foreign influence but of the influence of "Old Fogys" as well. |
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