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The War of 1812

and the Rise of Nationalism

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Nationalism (n.) ² loyalty or devotion to a nation,especially an attitude, feeling, or belief characterizedby a sense of national consciousness; an exaltation of 

one nation above all others, and an emphasis onloyalty to and promotion of national culture andinterests as opposed to subordinate areas or other nations.

Sectionalism (n.) ² devotion to one·s region;holding the interests of a region over the interests of the whole nation.

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Post-War Nationalism

Nationalism was reflected in the post-Warperiod through increased national pride, anemphasis on national issues, an increase in the

power and scope of the national gov·t, and agrowing sense of American identity.

I n what ways was nationalism present after the War of 1812?

²P

atriotism² Political

² Economic

² Cultural

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Economic Nationalism

² The War of 1812 illustrated problems with roadsand transportation in the west

² 1807-1814 ² years of Embargo and blockades hadenabled American manufacturing to develop.

² 1815 ² cheap British goods flood the Americanmarket

² Henry Clay calls for an ´American Systemµ

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Mechanization

Samuel Slater² 1791 - establishes first textile mill in Rhode Island² Textile factories emerge slowly, but boom from 1807-

1814² After Treaty of Ghent, 150 of 151 mills close in Rhode

Island«² Tariff of 1816 implemented to protect textiles.

Eli Whitney

² 1793 patents the Cotton ´Ginµ ² device for removingseeds from cotton; leads to cotton ´kingdomµ in deepsouth and a renewed commitment to slavery.

² 1798 ² interchangeable parts ² contract for gunmanufacturing for the US Gov·t

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´American SystemµProposal Action

Protective Tariff Adopted 1816; 20-25%

National Bank BUS Rechartered in 1816

Road / Canal Building National Road (aka Cumberland Road)construction begins

Bonus Bill (1817) vetoed byMadison;µinternal improvementsµ seen asunconstitutional

States must undertake their ownprojects:

Erie Canal (1817/1825); Ohio & ErieCanal (1832)

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Erie Canal (1817-1825)

363 miles; connects Lake Erie to the

Hudson

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Impact of the Erie Canal² Cost of shipping 1 ton of grain from Buffalo to NYC

drops $100 to $5; time from 20 days to 6.² Food prices drop as a result; potato prices drop 50%(hurts New England farmers, who move west).

² Towns and cities emerge on the canal; transforms theT rans-Allegehny west into a center of commercial

agriculture.

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How Locks Work

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IMPROVEMENTS IN TRANSPORTATION

(ROADS, CANALS, STEAMSHIPS, ANDRAILROADS) LEAD TO THEDEVELOPMENT OF A:

NATIONAL

MARKETECONOMY !!!!!

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Cultural Nationalism

Literature² Webster·s New American Dictionary² North American Review (1815)² Knickerbocker School ² group of NY writers who

gain recognition Washington Irving ² T he Sketch Book (1819)

² Rip Van Winkle; Legend of Sleepy Hollow

James Fenimore Cooper² Writer from frontier NY² T he Spy (1821); T he Leatherstocking T ales; T he

Last of the Mohicans

² Themes explore the contrast between the´natural menµ of the American wilderness v. the artificial menof the ´civilizedµ world

William Cullen Bryant² First American poet to gain recognition² T hanatopsis (1817)

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Art² Hudson River School

American landscape artists

Romanticized images of the American West

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Thomas Cole ´The Oxbowµ (1836)

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Asher B. Durand ´Kindred Spiritsµ (1845)

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Politics

Death of the Federalist Party² ´Era of Good Feelingsµ / One party rule

emerges² JamesMadison elected 1816 / 1820Makes ´tourµ of the nation on 1817

JohnMarshall &  Judicial Nationalism² Decisions increase the power of the federal

gov·t and expand its authority

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Nationalism in Foreign Policy