Nationalism and Sectionalism Patriotic Pride United the States, but tension between the North and South emerged

Key Vocabulary and Key People Key Vocabulary Nationalism American System Cumberland Road Erie Canal Era of Good Feelings Sectionalism Missouri Compromise Key People Henry Clay John Quincy Adams

A tale of TWO Ordinances Land Ordinance of 1785 Split Land into 36 Sq. Mi Townships Each Township had 36 lots that were 640 Acres Created ONE plot for Public Schools Gave 4 Plots to Veterans Sold the Remaining Land to the Public Northwest Ordinance of 1787 Created a System to establish statehood Divided the NE Territory into smaller territories with a governor Set population at 60,000 to become a state Protected Civil Liberties Banned Slavery in the Territory and Future States

A new Plan of Attack As Nationalism continued to grow in the United States James Madison and Henry Clay looked to promote the American System to help America grow without foreign markets and included: Protective Tariffs to encourage American goods Establish a national bank to promote a single currency and trade Improve transportation to help make trade easier and improve the economy Some people Argued against the plan as its parts were not Constitutional, but Clay argued it protected the greater good of the country

Reunited and it feels so good The United States began to build the Cumberland Road to link the nation together for transportation and Trade The road would start in Maryland and End in Wheeling West Virginia but eventually expand to include Columbus through Illinois Canal Systems were also established to help link the nation’s waterways to promote trade The Erie Canal was created to link the Ohio river valley to the great lakes and increased New York Cities Population

Full Court Press As nationalism grew in the United States grew, James Monroe became president eliminating the Federalist Party During the Era of Good Feelings, the federal government became stronger including the supreme court decision McColloch v. Maryland (1819) and Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) McColloch v. Maryland said states could not Tax national Banks Gibbons v. Ogden brought interstate commerce under the control of the National Government

LONG Division As nationalism brought the country together, sectionalism was driving it apart Different economies in the South, the North, and West led to disagreements on national policy Sectionalism became an issue as Missouri threatened to disturb the slave/non-slave state balance

America loves Compromises Both the north and the south worried that Missouri could Lead to a anti or pro slavery majority in congress Henry Clay announced the Missouri Compromise stating that: Missouri would enter the union as a Slave State Main Would Enter the Union as a Free State The compromise also set a border in the Louisiana territory at the 36th parallel to separate slave and free states The compromise was seen as a success, but Thomas Jefferson believed the compromise foretold the onset of a divided nation

The Adams Family In the Election of 1824 Andrew Jackson won the MOST Popular Votes but did NOT have enough Electoral Votes to win the Presidency The House of Representatives chose John Quincy Adams as president Angering Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson accused John Quincy Adams of corruption as Henry Clay supporting Adams, THEN being Named Secretary of State This Controversy would weaken Adams Presidency

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