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Chapter 7 From Nationalism to Sectionalism

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Chapter 7From Nationalism to Sectionalism

A new American Culture.

Alexis de Tocqueville- wrote Democracy in

America.

American Art and Literature took on its own style.

Landscape paintings, stories of settlers, stories of

missionaries.

Nationalism versus

SectionalismNationalism-the feelings of all belonging to one nation.

Sectionalism-Belonging to a region. (Virginians, New Yorkers.

1816- The Era of Good Feelings-James Monroe is elected President.

The Rush-Bagot Treaty of 1818 with Britain. Set up the 49th parallel for a northern border between US and British Canada.

Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819 with Spain. Gave America Florida and establish western boundaries

The Monroe Doctrine

1823-James Monroe and John Quincy Adams

Any attempts by European nations to colonize

the Americas “as dangerous to our peace and

safety.”

America would also not interfere in European

affairs.

Inspired by the end of the Napoleonic Wars.

Held in some form for 100 years.

The Missouri Compromise

1820- 11 free and 11 slave states.

What to do about Missouri becoming a state and

keeping the balance?

Admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as

a free state.

John Quincy Adams1825-Becomes

President.

Not popular_ He did

not win the popular

vote but only the

electoral vote.

Jackson had conceded

to Adams the

Presidency.

Jackson’s supporters

criticized Adams

heavily.

The Age of JacksonNicknamed Old Hickory

A war hero from 1812.

Head of military in the south.

1828-Jackson easily defeats

Adams.

The spoils system- Replaced

Adams officials with his own

officials.

Indian Removal Act

1830- Called for the relocation of the Cherokee,

Choctaw, Chicksaw. Seminole and Creek further

west.

Led to the Trail of Tears

4,000 out of 16,000 died on the march.

Not all were for it.

Christian Missionaries such

as Jeremy Evarts protested

the Indian Removal Act.

Davy Crockett also

opposed it.

Worcester v. Georgia

John Marshall-

Second Bank of of the US

1816-the Second Bank was established. (the

first had gone out of existence in 1811.)

Set up to regulate state banks.

Jackson strongly opposed it.

Republicans wanted to renew the charter in 1832.

Jackson vetoed it.

Moved the money out of the National Bank and

into state banks that were loyal to Jackson.

The national bank then became a state bank.

Is Nullification legal?

The idea that a state could declare national law null

and void. (Null-amounting to nothing), (Void—

ineffective or no power.)

1832-Congress passed a tariff law that South

Carolina did not like. South Carolina declared the bill

“null and void.”

Jackson received permission from the US

government to use military force to collect taxes in

South Carolina.

A compromise was met later on by Henry Clay

(Senator from Kentucky).

The Industrial RevolutionBegan in England-

Samuel Slater-took his knowledge of automated textile

industry to America. Had to sneak out.

Soon 100s of mills in America making cloth with less human

labor.

1811-work began on a national road. 800 miles• 1823- The Erie Canal

• 1830’s the railroad

began to grow.

The Erie

Canal

1840-The telegraph-Samuel Morse-Morse Code

1794 The Cotton GinKING COTTON