History 1301 Unit 3 - Chapter 10. Top Exam Questions & Answers. Rated A+

History 1301 Unit 3 - Chapter 10. Top Exam Questions & Answers. Rated A+ Herman Melville--Underappreciated during his lifetime, his tale of a sea captain's quest for a great white whale, "Moby–Dick" (1851) ranks as a classic of American literature. Edgar Allan Poe--Short–story writer and poet whose Gothic horror tales explored humanity's darker side. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow--The most popular American poet of the mid–1800s, his work helped shape the national character with subjects such as Paul Revere, Hiawatha and Miles Standish. Walt Whitman--This essayist and poet was one of most innovative of antebellum period, exploring sexuality and abandoning traditional forms of free verse. William Sidney Mount--Artist of the Hudson Valley School whose paintings portrayed everyday life, exemplifying the egalitarian sentiment of the Jacksonian period. Martin Van Buren--New Yorker who built one of the first statewide political machines, he served one term as the 8th president. John C. Calhoun--One of the "great Triumvirate" of three pre–Civil War legislators, the South Carolinian championed states' rights and nullification of Jackson's Tariff of Abominations, leaving the vice presidency for the US Senate. Peggy O'Neale Eaton--As wife of the secretary of war, gossip about her moral character led to a mass resignation among Andrew Jackson's cabinet. Nicholas Biddle--As president of the Second Bank of the United States from 1823 to 1836, he triggered a "bank war" with President Jackson by seeking to have the bank's charter renewed four years early.