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The Growth of Nationalism

The Growth of Nationalism. Chapter 8 Section 4. Nationalism. The growth of power and influence of the federal government Or - People beginning to think of themselves as Americans rather than identifying more with states. Dartmouth College v . Woodward.

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The Growth of Nationalism

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  1. The Growth of Nationalism Chapter 8 Section 4

  2. Nationalism • The growth of power and influence of the federal government Or - People beginning to think of themselves as Americans rather than identifying more with states

  3. Dartmouth College v. Woodward • New Hampshire wanted to change the colleges charter from private school to public • Supreme Court said charter was a contract and could not be broken • Long term effect was to protect businesses from regulation

  4. McCulloch v. Maryland • Supreme Court ruled that Congress did have the power to charter a National Bank • This gave the federal government power that goes beyond the Constitution • States could not tax the bank (this would give the states [power over the federal bank)

  5. Gibbons V. Ogden • The Supreme Court declared that states could not interfere with Congress’s constitutional right to regulate businesses on interstate waterways

  6. How do each of these court rulings support Nationalism? • Dartmouth College v. Woodward • McCulloch v. Maryland • Gibbons v. Ogden

  7. Dartmouth College v. Woodward • Prevented state interference in business contracts • Provided national economic stability by encouraging growth of corporations

  8. McCulloch v. Maryland • Supported the principle that the national government is free to exercise powers implied by the Constitution with which states cannot interfere

  9. Gibbons v. Ogden • Established the federal government’s right to regulate interstate commerce

  10. Monroe Doctrine • 1. U.S. would not interfere in European affairs • 2. U.S. would not interfere in colonies and states in Western Hemisphere • 3. U.S. would not permit any further colonization in the Western Hemisphere • 4. Any attempt by a European nation to take control of a nation in the Western Hemisphere would be seen as hostile towards the U.S.

  11. Why did President Monroe believe it was necessary to create the Monroe Doctrine? • To create a policy to ease tensions with Great Britain and formally address the possibility that other European nations might resume their efforts to colonize the Western Hemisphere

  12. American System • A combination of government backed economic development and protective tariffs aimed at encouraging business growth • Championed by Henry Clay

  13. What two new political parties emerged in the 1820s, and how did their views differ? • National Republicans • Supported the Jeffersonian spirit of improvement • Jacksonian Democrats • Supported Andrew Jackson’s ideas of limited government

  14. Why might someone have supported John Quincy Adams in the 1824 election? • Son of President John Adams • Been in politics since 1803 • Former senator • Served as a diplomat in Europe • Served as Secretary of State • Helped extend nation’s border to Rocky Mountains • Helped devise Monroe Doctrine

  15. Why might someone have supported Henry Clay in the 1824 election? • Gifted speech maker • Desired to end slavery • Served in House of Representatives • Served as Senator • Speaker of the House

  16. Why might someone have supported John C. Calhoun in the 1824 election? • Served in House of Representatives • President Monroe’s Secretary of War • Sponsored economic measures that helped unify the nation • Helped create • 2nd bank of the U.S., a modernized navy, national road system, protective tariffs

  17. Why might someone have supported Andrew Jackson in the 1824 election? • Served in Congress in the 1790s • Brilliant general • Gained fame for brilliance in War of 1812 and attack on Seminole Indians in Florida • Colorful Personality

  18. What was the corrupt bargain and who did it benefit? • 1824- Jackson won the most votes in the electoral college, but not the needed majority • Adams came in second • According to the Constitution, the election goes to the House of Representatives in cases like this

  19. Clay used his influence to swing enough voted to Adams to win • Adams then made Clay his Secretary of State

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