1. American Nationalism Essential Questions: Do Now: Homework:
How would you characterize the U.S. during the Era of Good Feelings?
Do Now:
Building the National Road pg. 141 #’s 1 and 2
Homework:
IN PACKET: Monroe Doctrine 1 - 4

2. Era of Good Feelings James Monroe elected president 1816
Only Democratic-Republican party because Federalists disappeared after opposition to war
National politics disappeared, people focused on sectional issues

3. “American System” Made by Madison and Henry Clay
Build up the military
Money for defense, navy, standing army
Improve Infrastructure
Build canals, and roads
makes easier for South and West to get products to market
Protective Tariff
Help manufacturing
helps Northeast
Re-establish the national bank
stable currency helps trade
Assumption of state debts
American System benefit all sections of country

4. The Second Bank First bank had expired leaving no central bank
Led to economic difficulties
Second Bank was chartered to stabilize economy

5. Tariff’s and Transportation
Manufacturing increased during war to replace products that were no longer being sold by Britain
After war, Britain floods America with cheap goods to ruin American manufacturers
Tariff of 1816 put a tax on all imported goods

6. Tariff’s and Transportation
John C. Calhoun’s Bonus Bill
Lack of roads and canals made transport of goods difficult
need for better transportation to unite the nation and avoid “disunion”
Bonus Bill
fund internal improvements in US
Madison vetoed the bill

7. Tariff’s and Transportation
Effects of Madison’s Veto of the Bonus Bill
Sections would not support American System
Increased sectional differences
North had money to build roads and canals, South did not
Led to all trade going towards northern cities, south had increased dependence on agriculture and slavery

8. Economic Sectionalism
Northeast
Depend on trade, and industry
South
Depend on large plantations of cash crop
West
Depend on small farms
Economic issues of each section were frequently at odds with other sections

9. American Nationalism Essential Questions: Do Now Homework:
How did the Marshall Court strengthen the national government?
How would you describe U.S. diplomacy during the Era of Good Feelings?
Do Now
McCulloch v. Maryland 1819 Pg. 142 #’s 1 and 2
Nationalism and Diplomacy Map pg 143 #’s 1 and 2
Homework:
Early Industry pg. 145
Robert Fulton Biography, IN PACKET
“Working in Industry” Document IN PACKET

10. Judicial Nationalism Martin v. Hunter’s Lessee (1816)
Supreme Court had right to review decisions of state courts that dealt with Constitutional questions
Establishes Supreme Court as superior to state courts
McCulloch v Maryland (1819)
No state has right to interfere with national institutions
Federal laws are “supreme law of land” and states could not prevent growth of national government
Gibbons v Ogden (1824)
Allowed government to regulate interstate commerce
Led to regulation of telephone, telegraph, oil companies etc.

11. Nationalist Diplomacy
Jackson Invades Florida
Andrew Jackson was assigned to stop Indian attacks
Jackson led raids into Florida and conquered it
Adams-Onis Treaty 1819
Spain agreed to sell Florida to US for $5 million
Established border between Louisiana Territory and New Spain
US give up claim to Texas, Spain give up claims to Pacific Northwest

13. Nationalist Diplomacy
Many new countries were formed from Spanish colonies
America feared European nations trying to control Latin America

14. Nationalist Diplomacy
Monroe Doctrine
Western Hemisphere is not open to European colonization
European involvement would be seen as attack on US
US will not get involved in Europe
Was only followed because Britain supported it