Nationalism And
Sectionalism
Debatable issues of the day
1.Tariffs 2.National Bank3.Internal Improvements4.Economic Depression5.Slavery
“Era of Good Feelings”• High spirit of Nationalism caused in large part
by 1 political party—The Republicans
President James Monroe• 5th President from VA• Sec. of State under James Madison• Defeated Rufus King in 1816 (183-34) and had
an even easier victory in 1820
Henry Clay’s American System
What were the three main parts of Clay’s American System?
A. Protective TariffsB. National BankC. Internal Improvements
Does this seem familiar?
Henry and Lucretia Clay
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Wm7c9NJMWQ
Internal Improvements
The Cumberland Road (1st federally financed interstate road) caused major dissention in the country because the South and New England opposed the roads while the West welcomed the roads
The US expands
• General Jackson follows the Seminoles into the Florida pan handle (1818)
• Adams-Onis treaty– Spain sells Florida to the US for $5 million
Missouri Compromise
• Dilemma was what to do with Missouri?• In 1819—there were 11 slave states and 11
free states• Rep. James Tallmadge proposed the following:
1. Prohibited further introduction into Missouri2. Required slave children to be emancipated at 25
a) would have led to gradual elimination of slavery
Henry “The Compromiser” Clay responds
1) Missouri enters as a slave state
2) Maine was admitted as a free state
3) 36⁰30'
Monroe DoctrineIn 1823 Secretary of State John Quincy
Adams sent a letter to Hugh Nelson, the American minister to Spain outlining America’s new foreign policyThe Western Hemisphere was no longer open for
colonization The United States would regard any interference
in Western hemispheric affairs as a threat to its security
The United States would refrain from participation in European wars and would not disturb existing colonies in the Western Hemisphere