1. Chapter 9 James Monroe

2. Goals (section 1) 1. What was the Rush-Bagot agreement? 2. What were the provisions of the Convention of 1818? 3. How was the United States able to acquire Florida from Spain? 4. What is the Monroe Doctrine and how is it relevant to United States foreign policy?

3. Rush-Bagot agreement Demilitarized Canadian border Limited Naval power on the Great Lakes Established fishing rights

4. Convention of 1818 Set border of United States and Canada at 49°

5. First Seminole War Jackson invades Florida, not given authorization by Monroe. Adams-Onis Treaty – U.S. buys Florida for 5M

6. Manifest Destiny Manifest Destiny – the belief that everything west to the Pacific Ocean is destined to belong to the U.S.

7. Monroe Doctrine 1. United States would not interfere in the affairs of European Countries 2. The United States would recognize existing colonies in the Americas 3. Western Hemisphere was to be off- limits to further colonization 4. Any attempt to colonize would be seen as a hostile act towards America 20 th century examples: Cuban Missile Crisis (1962) Iran-Contra affair (1985) Kerry Doctrine – Monroe Doctrine dead (2013)

8. Goals (section 2) Students will understand: What is Nationalism? Why did Americans feel this way and why was it important? What was the American System? Why is transportation/infrastructure important? What was the Era of Good Feelings? What is sectionalism? What was the Missouri Compromise? Why was it important? Who won the election of 1824? Why was it controversial?

9. Nationalism What is nationalism? What does it mean to you? How can it be a good or bad thing?

10. American System A system of roads and canals to improve transportation Advocated by Henry Clay Cumberland Road – first road built by federal government

11. Erie Canal Built from 1817-1825 Connects Buffalo and Albany, Lake Champlain and the Hudson River to Lake Erie Referred to as “Clinton's Ditch”

12. Erie Canal (cont'd) Change of elevation almost 600 feet Used a series of 36 locks to raise and lower barges

13. Era of Good Feelings Happy time of peace and prosperity Coined by a Boston news editor

14. McCulloch v Maryland Ruled the Second Bank constitutional Reinforced “implied power” States can not tax a federal entity

15. Gibbons v Ogden Ruled that only the federal government could regulate interstate commerce

16. Missouri Compromise Sectionalism – disagreements between different regions Missouri would enter Union as a slave state, and Maine as a free state Prohibited slavery in new states above 36-30'

17. Election of 1824 Jackson v Adams Jackson won popular vote, but Adams won presidency due to a “corrupt bargain” with Clay