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Susan M. PojerSusan M. PojerHorace Greeley HS Chappaqua, Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua,
NYNY
Susan M. PojerSusan M. PojerHorace Greeley HS Chappaqua, Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua,
NYNY
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““Era of Good Era of Good FeelingsFeelings”?”?
(1816 -1824)(1816 -1824)
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““Era of Good Era of Good FeelingsFeelings”?”?
(1816 -1824)(1816 -1824)
Essential Essential Question:Question:
To what extent was this To what extent was this the ““Era of Good the ““Era of Good
Feelings?”Feelings?”
Essential Essential Question:Question:
To what extent was this To what extent was this the ““Era of Good the ““Era of Good
Feelings?”Feelings?”
Economic Nationalism
• Did Clay’s American System contribute to the
development of an interdependent economy?
Sectional economy?
Or both?
The American SystemThe American System
p Tariff of 1816
p Chartering of the Second Bank of the United States [BUS].
p Internal improvements at federal expense. - National Road
Henry Clay,Henry Clay,“The Great“The Great
Compromiser”Compromiser”
Currency andTransportationCurrency andTransportation
Provided: Provide
d:
Provided:
GOAL: Produce a national economy that is independent of Europe
Beef and grain; market for tools and textiles
Tools and textiles; market for food and cotton
KING COTTON; market for beef and grain
Cott
on
Tools
/Texti
les
Currency andTransportationCurrency andTransportation
Opposed:
Opposed:
Opposed:
Provided: Provide
d:
Provided:
GOAL: Produce a national economy that is independent of Europe
Tariff prevented purchase of low-cost foreign goods
Beef and grain; market for tools and textiles
Federal expenses for internal improvements
Tools and textiles; market for food and cotton
BUS Liked easy credit from unregulated state banks
KING COTTON; market for beef and grain
Cott
on
Tools
/Texti
les
The American System:The American System:The National [Cumberland] RoadThe National [Cumberland] Road
The Erie CanalThe Erie Canal
E 1817 – 1825.
E 363 miles Albany to Buffalo.
E Much further than any other American or European canal.
Ehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_f7S4BojGI&feature=related
Nationalism in Foreign Nationalism in Foreign PolicyPolicy
John Quincy Adams (Secretary of State)Established foreign policy
guided by nationalism –
The belief that national interests should be placed ahead of regional concerns of the interests of other countries.
The Convention of 1818The Convention of 1818
• Adjusted US boarder at the 49th parallel up to the Rocky Mountains
• Joint occupation of the Oregon Territory for 10 years.
Adams-Onis Treaty, 1819Adams-Onis Treaty, 1819[“The Transcontinental Treaty”][“The Transcontinental Treaty”]
• Too weak to police its New World Territories, Spain ceded Florida to US and gave up claims to Oregon Territory
• Defined border of Spain Possession in the West
The Monroe Doctrine, 1823The Monroe Doctrine, 1823
3. How is this a reflection of Nationalism?
Monroe Monroe Doctrine Doctrine
2. What warning is given to the European countries?
1. What claim was made in the Monroe Doctrine?
p Referred to as “America’s Self-Defense Doctrine”
http://www.c-span.org/video/?122414-1/monroe-doctrine
Judicial Nationalism: Marshall Judicial Nationalism: Marshall CourtCourt
• To what extent did the following cases strengthen the federal government?
• McCullough v. Maryland
• Cohens v. Virginia
• Gibbons v Ogden
• Fletcher v. Peck
• Dartmouth College v. Woodward
Missouri Applies for Missouri Applies for Statehood 1819Statehood 1819
• Why does Jefferson call this “A firebell in the night?”
• What interests are at stake?
• What solution do you propose to deal with the problem of slavery in the United States?
The Tallmadge AmendmentThe Tallmadge Amendment
• All slaves born in Missouri after theterritory became a state would be freed at the age of 25.
• Passed by the House, not in the Senate.
• The North controlled the House, and theSouth had enough power to block it in the Senate.
Missouri CompromiseMissouri Compromise
• Maine admitted as a free state
• Missouri as a slave state
• Rest of Louisiana Territory split
• Set dividing line at 36, 30’ N