Nationalism at Center Stage

Section 7*2pp. 219-223

Preview Questions

• Who strengthened the power of the federal government?

• What is nationalism?

• What was the Missouri Compromise?

I. Supreme Court Boosts Nationalism

• Gibbons v. Ogden – Congress, not states, has power to

regulate interstate trade

• McCulloch v. Maryland– States can’t tax the national bank– Declares Bank of U.S. constitutional

I. Supreme Court Boosts Nationalism

• John Marshall’s Supreme Court reinforced federal supremacy – Fletcher v. Peck – Dartmouth v. Woodward

II. Nationalism Shapes Foreign Policy

• John Quincy Adams as Sec. Of State – Rush-Bagot Treaty

• Limits warships on Great Lakes

– Adams-Onis Treaty• Spain gives FL and OR to US

II. Nationalism Shapes Foreign Policy

• Monroe Doctrine – Stop European

colonization in Americas

– US won’t interfere with existing colonies

III. Nationalism Pushes West

• Lg. population increase in West

• Missouri Compromise– Should MO be free or slave? – Sets 36o30’ as boundary for slavery – Temporary solution

The Age of Jackson

Section 11*3pp. 338-343

Preview Questions

• What led to the formation of the Democratic-Republican Party?

• What is the spoils system?

• What was the Trail of Tears?

I. Expanding Democracy

• Election of 1824– Tie b/w Jackson

and JQ Adams – Clay uses

influence to get Adams elected

– Jackson forms D-R Party

I. Expanding Democracy

• Many states expand suffrage – More people able to vote – Free blacks and women still can’t

vote

• Election of 1828– New voters choose Jackson over

Adams

II. Jackson’s Presidential Style • Appeals to

common man

• Uses spoils system – Appoint supporters

to gov’t jobs – May lead to

inefficiency

III. Removal of Native Americans

• Indian Removal Act – Jackson wants NA’s removed from

land – Relocate NA’s to Indian Territory

III. Removal of Native Americans

• Worcester v. Georgia– Cherokee fights removal– Marshall rules in Cherokee’s favor – Jackson ignores ruling and sends troops

III. Removal of Native Americans

• Trail of Tears – 800-mile journey

to Indian Territory – US troops steal

from Cherokee – 25% of Cherokee

die