From War to Unity - The Era of Good Feelings

After watching the video you should be able to:

• Identify the president during the Era

• Explain the defining characteristics

From War to Unity - The Era of Good Feelings

• War of 1812 increased nationalism (Patriotism)

• Americans felt a sense of unity and common purpose

• British blockades led to the growth of factories and domestic manufacturing

• James Monroe elected president

Growth of Sectionalism

• Sectionalism - loyalty to a region over the country as a whole.

• Country divides over:

  ▫Slavery -North vs South, East vs. West

  ▫States' Rights (the belief that the states' rights supersede federal rights and laws) - North against, South for

  ▫Tariffs - North for, South against

  National Bank - North for South against

Daniel Webster

• Represented the North

• Believed in federal sovereignty (power) over the states

• Opposed states' rights

John C. Calhoun

• Represented the South

• Supported states’ rights

• Supported Doctrine of Nullification

Henry Clay

• Represented the West

• Supported the American System (a national tariff used to fund internal improvements.)

• Tried to solve sectionalism through compromise.

• Known as the “Great Compromiser.”

The American System

After watching the video you should be able to:

• What was it's purpose?

• What were the three components of the American System?

• What was the purpose of each component?

• Designed to strengthen the national economy and unite regions

• Consisted of:

  • national bank - to finance construction of transportation, and industry

  • transportation system - unite the country and improve trade

  • protective tariff - encourage the growth of business and industry

The American System

McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

• Maryland tried to tax the National Bank

• Supreme Court ruled states can't tax federal institutions.

• Strengthened national government's power

Adams - Onis Treaty - 1819

• Spain

  • sells Florida to the U.S.

  • gave up claims in the Oregon Territory

• U.S.

  • gave up claim to Texas

  • paid off $5 million Spain owed American citizens.

Missouri Compromise

After watching the video you should be able to:

• Explain the need for the Missouri Compromise.

• Identify the states involved.

• Explain the results of the Compromise.

Missouri Compromise

• 1819 – Missouri applied to enter as a slave state threatening the balance of power between free & slave states

• 1821 – Henry Clay proposed Missouri Compromise

  ▫Missouri became a slave state

  ▫Maine became a free state

  ▫Slavery prohibited north of 36°30’ latitude

• Temporarily maintained balance of power between free and slave states

Monroe Doctrine

After watching this video you should be able to:

• Identify who was involved in the Monroe Doctrine.

• Explain what were the four main points of the Monroe Doctrine.

Monroe Doctrine - 1823

• After the war the U.S.

  • Felt confident it could defend itself and its interests.

  • Warned Europe against new colonization in the Americas

• U.S. stayed out of European affairs

• U.S. influence in the Western Hemisphere increased
  

Gibbons vs. Ogden (1824)

• Lawsuit over river trade between New York and New Jersey

• Court rules that national government controls trade between states (interstate trade).

• Solidified the national government's power over the states

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