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AMERICAN NATIONALISM. Chapter 7.1. The Era of Good Feelings. CALHOUN CLAY. President James Monroe – 5 th president War of 1812 inspired great nationalism, dubbed the Era of Good Feelings Republicans only one in power due to anger at Federalists over the Hartford Convention
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AMERICAN NATIONALISM Chapter 7.1
The Era of Good Feelings CALHOUN CLAY • President James Monroe – 5th president • War of 1812 inspired great nationalism, dubbed the Era of Good Feelings • Republicans only one in power due to anger at Federalists over the Hartford Convention • Republican learned a few things about National power • They let the First National Bank die in 1811 which caused inflation due to use of bank notes • Rep. John C. Calhoun supported by Henry Clay proposed bill for Second National Bank • The 2nd bank could control notes & state banks MONROE
Tariffs & Transportation • The gov’t also wanted to protect US manufacturers from cheap British goods – Tariff of 1816 • Protective tariff that taxed imports • Opposed by Southern Planters and New England shippers • Transportation improvement were vetoed by Monroe but state and local authorities undertook them.
Judicial Nationalism • Martin v. Hunter’s Lessee – Court decided that it had authority to hear appeal of all state court cases, nations final court of appeal • McCulloch v. Maryland – Maryland tried to tax the 2nd National Bank • Marshall said that the government had the right to establish the national bank –elastic clause • Further ruled that the state could not interfere with federal gov’t institutions acting within its borders.
Gibbons v. Ogden – declared monopoly unconstitutional said that federal gov’t had control over interstate trade, but states could regulate commerce w/in its own borders
Nationalist Diplomacy • Southerners were upset about Spanish held Florida • Slaves fled across the border also the Creek who changed their name to Seminole • The Native Americans then staged raids from FL • Seminole leader Kinache warned US to stay out of Florida • Calhoun now Sec. of War sent A. Jackson with troops, Jackson not only destroyed Seminole villages but seized Spanish settlements of Pensacola & St. Marks, removed Spanish governor from power CALHOUN JACKSON
Florida & Monroe Doctrine MONROE ADAMS • Spain demanded that Jackson be punished, but John Quincy Adams sided with him & blamed Spain • Spain otherwise occupied & ceded all of FL to US in Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819, also made western border along Sabine & Red River, west along AK River and north to 42nd parallel • Quadruple alliance – Britain, Austria, Russia Prussia • Monroe Doctrine – American Continents not to be considered for colonization