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Explore the growth of nationalism and sectionalism in the Era of Good Feelings, the economic nationalism, cultural nationalism, legal and diplomatic nationalism, as well as the impact on various groups in society. Dive into topics like protective tariffs, westward expansion, Southern "King Cotton," and the Missouri Compromise.
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Era of Good Feelings 1815-1830
Review • Growth of nationalism and sectionalism • Nearly complete universal white manhood suffrage • “Republican Motherhood” • Added a layer to the woman’s role in society • Still a private, at home role • Required some education
Growth of Economic Nationalism • Recharter of BUS • Embargoes of 1807-1809 and War of 1812 had jump started American industry in the north • Tariff Act of 1816 - protective tariff against British manufactured goods • South would begin to push back by 1828 b/c tariffs began affecting export of cotton
Growth of Economic Nationalism - Contd • Building of infrastructure • Need to get materials to markets • Discussion of how much fed. $ should be appropriated would increase regional divisions • Land sales continued to fund fed. Government • Attracted immigrants and investors
Cultural nationalism • Celebration of war heros • National anthem, new capital (take that Canada!) • Hudson River School • American artists • Using culture to build a nation through art and written word
Legal and Diplomatic Nationalism - Review • How do the legal and diplomatic moves following the War of 1812 contribute to growing American Nationalism? • John Marshall → Creating national supremacy and protection of national property • Monroe Doctrine → Non-colonization, non-intervention in N. America, JQ Adams behind it
How did the growth in the Era of Good Feelings contribute to growing sectionalism in the colonies? Include references to nationalism and the effects of its rise.
Protective Tariffs • Sought to protect the budding Industrial Revolution of the North • North wants pro-industry legislation from their government
Land in the West • As population grows in the West, they want more say • Protection for cheap land (expansion of Jeffersonian policies) • Increased infrastructure expansion into new territories
Southern “King Cotton” • Cotton Gin allowed increased production w/ decreased labor • 1808 slave trade had been abolished • “Peculiar institution” - distinctive Southern characteristic • Highlighted growing question of slavery’s place next to “all men are created equal”
Missouri compromise 1820 • Ride out the “good feelings” • Keep the # of slave and free states equal
Discuss with your partner: • What ended the Era of Good Feelings? • Did it deserve that name? Why/why not? • Think about other groups (women, different nationality and races, economic class, physical location). How does their experience change during this time period?
Use the following documents to complete the graphic organizer entitled “Era of Good Feelings” Slideshow and Document notes. Keep this for your R2 notebook.
