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Unity and Division

Unity and Division. What was Henry Clay ’ s American System? How did the Supreme Court give more power to the federal government?. An era of Good feelings. 1816 Election James Monroe: Democratic- Republican Becomes the 5th prez Rufus King: Federalist. Sectional Leaders.

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Unity and Division

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  1. Unity and Division What was Henry Clay’s American System? How did the Supreme Court give more power to the federal government?

  2. An era of Good feelings • 1816 Election • James Monroe: Democratic- Republican • Becomes the 5th prez • Rufus King: Federalist

  3. Sectional Leaders • South: John C. Calhoun • North: Daniel Webster • West: Henry Clay

  4. South: John C. Calhoun • Grew up on farm SC • Good looking man • Believed in slavery • Didn’t like politics that strengthen the federal government

  5. North: Daniel Webster • New Hampshire • Skilled public speaker • Opposed war of 1812 • Refused to vote for taxes to pay for war • Believed in stronger federal government • Slavery evil

  6. Clay: West • War Hawk • Virginia then moved to Kentucky • Fined for fighting once • Believed in a government having a strong more active role in country

  7. Huge Problems • No national bank • Greater debt • Charter for national bank ran out in 1812 • Jefferson and Madison opposed a national bank • What party were they?

  8. Huge Problems • Protection from Foreign Competition • Flood of British Goods • Why would there be lots of British goods entering the country after the War of 1812? • New Protective Tariff passed 1816 • Southern were ticked! • They sold a lot of raw material to Britain

  9. Clay’s American System • Sectionalism: loyalty to one’s state or section rather than to the nation as a whole • Henry Clay come up with an Idea to help country as a whole

  10. Clay’s American System • Read Article and answer questions

  11. Henry Clay American System • Internal improvements: improvement for roads, bridges, and canals • Congress didn’t spend the money

  12. Supreme Court Expands Federal Power • McCulloch v. Maryland • 1819 • States didn’t have the right to interfere with federal institution within their borders • Strengthened federal power • Allowed the Bank of the US to continue

  13. Supreme Court Expands Federal Power • Gibbons v. Ogden • Federal government has the power to regulate trade between states • States can only regulate trade within their own borders • Interstate commerce: trade between different states

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  15. Work Cited • http://avhs-apush.wikispaces.com/file/view/Henry_Clay.jpg/44065919/Henry_Clay.jpg • http://www.nndb.com/people/902/000043773/calhoun55.jpg • http://image2.findagrave.com/photos250/photos/2006/334/1083_116500746974.jpg • http://www.nps.gov/glca/historyculture/images/Navajo_Bridges_1.gif • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/United_States_Bank_Philadelphia_1875.png

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