2. Big question
What issues of sectionalism undermined the growing nationalism in the US?

3. James Monroe 5th president; 1817- 1825
“Era of Good Feelings”- Federalists fade away; one Party- Democrat Republicans
NATIONALISM:
identification with and loyalty to the nation
National interests are more important than regional interests
Power and influence should be with the national government
SECTIONALISM:
identification with and loyalty to the section, or region of the country (North, South, West)
Regional interests are more important than national interests
Power and influence should be with the state governments

4. Latin American Independence, early 1800s:

5. Presidential Nationalism Abroad JQ Adams- “Monroe Doctrine” (’23)
US will not permit any further colonization in the Western Hemisphere
Any attempt to colonize will be viewed as an aggressive act towards US
Q2: US will stay out of European
affairs
British navy supports
John Quincy Adams- Monroe’s Sec. of State

6. This cartoon was published in 1914, when World War I was breaking out in Europe. What point is the cartoonist making?
Is he supporting or criticizing the ideas of the Monroe Doctrine?
Compare the Monroe Doctrine to George Washington’s policy of neutrality from his Farewell Address
How is it similar:
How is it different:

7. Nationalism in Domestic Policy: Henry Clay’s AMERICAN SYSTEM
a high TARIFF (tax on imports) to raise
revenue and protect American industry
High PUBLIC LAND PRICES
to generate revenue
Keeping the NATIONAL BANK
to stabilize currency
Development of a system of “INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS (such as roads and canals) which would knit the nation together and be financed by the tariff and land sales revenues.

8. Linking the nation together Clay’s vision for an “American System”

9. ECONOMIC ROOTS OF SECTIONALISM:
SOUTHERN ECONOMY:
AGRICULTURE (COTTON), SLAVERY
WESTERN ECONOMY:
SMALL FARMS
NORTHERN ECONOMY
CITIES, TRADE, AND THE
BEGINNINGS OF INDUSTRY