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Nationalism and Economic Expansion: The Era of Good Feeling 1816-1845

This period marks the rise of nationalism and economic growth in the United States, characterized by political tensions over tariffs, slavery, and the role of the federal government in public works. The emergence of a national market economy led to advancements in transportation, including the development of turnpikes, steamboats, and railroads. The Missouri Compromise and the Monroe Doctrine were key events shaping the country's expansion and foreign policy. Additionally, the influx of Irish and German immigrants sparked social shifts and nativist reactions, exemplified by the formation of the Know Nothing Party in 1849.

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Nationalism and Economic Expansion: The Era of Good Feeling 1816-1845

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  1. Nationalism, Expansion, and the Market Economy 1816-1845 Chapter 10

  2. James Monroe

  3. I. “Era of Good Feeling” • 1816-James Monroe elected president • Tension: • Tariffs • Slavery • Political power • Patriotism • Reverence for past American heroes

  4. II. A New Tariff and its Opposition • Tariff of 1816 • Protect American industry • 20% duty on imported goods; 1st “protective tariff” • Sectional Crisis • South hated it-John C. Calhoun • North needed it-Daniel Webster

  5. A New Tariff and its Opposition (cont’d) 5. American System—Henry Clay • Re-charter of the Bank of U.S. • Tariffs • Infrastructure • Monroevetoed bills for public works • MonroeConst. didn’t provide for the Fed. Gov. to fund public works in the states

  6. III. Troubles with the Bank of the United States • Panic of 1819—Second BUS overspeculated • BUSpayments hard specie (coin) • Banks loaned out $$no vaulted money! • BUSforeclosure on farmers who couldn’t pay their debts • Landless farmers

  7. IV. Missouri Compromise • Should newly admitted states allow slavery? • South needed slaves • North didn’t • 1819-Missouri applies for statehood • 1819-11 free states; 11 slave states

  8. Tallmadge Amendment • Admit MO as a state • No more slaves to be brought into MO • Emancipation for children of slaves at 25 • Missouri Compromise 1820 • 3 Bills • MO a slave state • Maine a free state • 36°30´--no slavery above this line!!! • Lasted 34 years

  9. V. Monroe Doctrine • Rush-Bagot Treaty 1817 • Disarmed Great Lakes & frontier borders • Created longest unfortified border 2. Adam-Onis Treaty • U.S. gains FL • Spain abandons claims in the Oregon Territory

  10. Monroe Doctrine (cont’d) 3. Britain wanted an alliance with the U.S. 4. Sec. of State John Q. AdamsNo way! 5. Monroe Doctrine • “Nonintervention” in Latin America • End to European colonization • Check the power of Europe in the western hemisphere

  11. VI. Economy and Society • 1820-1860—National Market Economy • Westgrains/food for our nation • East/North-->Industry • Southplantation; Cotton gin (Eli Whitney 1793)

  12. VII. Transportation • Turnpikes; toll roads • National Road (Cumberland) • Connected western Maryland & Illinois

  13. 3. Robert Fulton; Steamboat 1807

  14. Transportation Advancement (cont’d) Keelboat

  15. Erie Canal, 1825 • Linked the Great Lakes & the Hudson River • Led to growth of port cities • Cost of shipping dropped

  16. RRfastest, most convenient; shipping by freight • 1860—30,000 miles of RR • Gap between rich & poor widened • East & west closely connected • North & south tension grew

  17. VIII. Immigrants and Society • Shift in demographics • 1840s—Irish & German immigrants • 1830-1860—Irish largest immigrant group • Irish • Roman Catholic • Poor • Competed for jobs

  18. Immigrants and Society (cont’d) • Germans not popular either: • Displaced farmers • Western frontier • Nativists—Anti-immigrant • 1849—American Party (Know Nothing Party) • Opposed immigration

  19. Immigrants and Society (cont’d) • Opposed election of Roman Catholics • Met in secret; when asked what they stood for they said: “I KNOW NOTHING”

  20. IX. Sectional Tension Grows, 1820-1850 • Industrial North & Agricultural Northwest

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