1. Nationalism and Economic Development
Ch.8
“Era of Good Feelings”

2. Bell Ringer
Hypothesize what issues may arise during the next few Presidents.
How would you guess America is going to change during the 19th century?

3. James Monroe
Elected as president in Two terms considered the “Era of Good Feelings” Sense of Nationalism and Unity Question: But was it real???

4. James Monroe
Achievements Acquisition of Florida Missouri Compromise Monroe Doctrine

5. Economic Nationalism Wanted to protect U.S industry Tariff of 1816
-Tariff put on certain goods to protect U.S industry.
*First Protective Tariff in U.S history*

6. Henry Clay’s: American System
Proposed a plan to increase our nation’s growth.
1)Protective tariffs (Implemented)
2)National Bank (Second Bank of the US)
3)Internal Improvements (Monroe wouldn’t fund)

7. Panic of 1819 Second Bank of US tightened credit .
Many banks closed and went bankrupt
Severely damaged the West
Nationalism was shaken

8. Republican indecision
Republicans flipped flopped on issues
Monroe won election of 1820 without anybody running against him.
“The Virginia Dynasty”

9. Supreme Court Cases
Issue: State Vs. Federal Rights… Fletcher v Peck (1810) What: Case on land fraud in Georgia Significance: Marshall ruled that a state law could not pass legislation invalidating a contract. Martin v. Hunter’s Lease (1816) Significance: Supreme Court over state courts in constitutional rights.

10. Supreme Court Cases cont…
Dartmouth College v. Woodward (1819) Significance: Overruled the state courts McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) What: Maryland tried to collect a tax from the Second Bank of the US Significance: A state could not tax a federal institution. Cohens v. Virginia (1821) Significance: States at the mercy of the Supreme Court.

11. Supreme Court Cases Gibbons v. Ogden (1821)
Significance: Federal government’s control over interstate commerce.
Worcester v. Georgia
What: Invalidated Georgia law that tried to regulate citizen access to Cherokee country.
Significance: Federal government over State and power to Natives.

12. Western Expansion Native American lands Economic issues
Reasons:
Native American lands
Economic issues
Improved Transportation
Immigrants
Need for farmland

13. Missouri Compromise
Free states & 11 Slave States Missouri bid for statehood Scared the North Issue: Would Missouri be free or not?

14. Missouri Compromise James Tallmadge proposed an amendment
Prohibit more slaves from Missouri
Children of slaves to be emancipated by 25.
South was enraged
Henry Clay proposed 3 bills
1)Missouri slave state
2)Maine free state
3)Rest of Louisiana Territory north of latitude 36 30, slavery was prohibited.
*Preserved sectional balance*

15. Issue of Florida Spain had difficulties
U.S territory was being damaged
Jackson given permission to “do work” in Florida
Jackson completely seizes Florida and grows even more heroic.
Adams-Onis Treaty – Treaty written by JQA. Gave US Florida, We would pay Spain $5 million and had to give up area that is now Texas.

16. Monroe Doctrine
Monroe decided to protect the Americas (North & South) from future colonization (From European countries)
US was opposed any attempts to interfere with any republic in the Western Hemisphere
*Illustrated we were a super power
*Sense of Nationalism

17. Compromise with Great Britain
US land issues with Great Britain & Spain
Compromise with Great Britain
Compromise with Spain
Rush-Bagot Agreement Terms:
Adams-Onis Treaty Terms:
limited naval power on the Great Lakes
Spain gave Florida to the United States.
The United States gave up claims to present-day Texas.
United States took responsibility for up to $5 million of United States citizens’ claims against Spain.
Convention of 1818 Terms:
gave the United States fishing rights off parts of Newfoundland and Labrador coasts
established a border between the United States and Canada at the 49th parallel, as far west as the Rockies
agreed to joint occupation of the Pacific Northwest

18. National Economy
Transportation: Roads- Cumberland Road- Highway from Maryland to Illinois *How would this change society?*

19. Second President Adams
4 Candidates Andrew Jackson John Quincy Adams Henry Clay Will Crawford
Jackson wins popular and electoral votes
12th Amendment-House of Reps has to choose from the top 3 votes
Choose JQA!!!
Election Video

20. JQA becomes the President
Known as the “corrupt bargain”
Andrew Jackson claimed it was an unfair process.
Corrupt bargain ruins Adams presidency.
Jackson is in Congress & they block everything Adams tries to do.

21. National Economy Canals
Canals- Erie Canal in New York State in 1825
*Linked Western farms with Eastern cities.
More Canals led to:
Improved Transportation, lowered food prices in the East, more immigrants settle West, and stronger economic ties between two sections

22. Examples of Industrialization
U.S railroads start being built in the late 1820’s
Patents on mechanical inventions.
Selling of stocks
Samuel Slater incorporated factory systems
Unions developed

23. Andrew Jackson Runs Again
1828 two parties emerge from the Republicans JQA- National Republicans: Jackson- Democratic Republicans -Harsh accusations toward each side: Adams called Jackson’s wife a bigamist (married while she was married) - Shortly after the election she died. -Jackson blames her death on Adams.