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NATIONALISM AND
SECTIONALISM
Patriotic Pride United the States, but tension between the North and South
emerged
Key Vocabulary and Key People
Key Vocabulary
Key People
Nationalism
Henry Clay
American System
John Quincy Adams
Cumberland Road
Erie Canal
Era of Good Feelings
Sectionalism
Missouri Compromise
A tale of TWO Ordinances
Land Ordinance of 1785
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Split Land into 36 Sq. Mi
Townships
Created a System to
establish statehood
Each Township had 36 lots
that were 640 Acres
Divided the NE Territory into
smaller territories with a
governor
Created ONE plot for Public
Schools
Gave 4 Plots to Veterans
Sold the Remaining Land to
the Public
Set population at 60,000 to
become a state
Protected Civil Liberties
Banned Slavery in the
Territory and Future States
A new Plan of Attack
As Nationalism continued to grow in the United States James Madison and
Henry Clay looked to promote the American System to help America grow
without foreign markets and included:
 Protective Tariffs to encourage American goods
 Establish a national bank to promote a single currency and trade
 Improve transportation to help make trade easier and improve the economy
Some people Argued against the plan as its parts were not Constitutional, but
Clay argued it protected the greater good of the country
Reunited and it feels so good
The United States began to build the Cumberland Road to link
the nation together for transportation and Trade
The road would start in Maryland and End in Wheeling West
Virginia but eventually expand to include Columbus through
Illinois
Canal Systems were also established to help link the nation’s
waterways to promote trade
The Erie Canal was created to link the Ohio river valley to the
great lakes and increased New York Cities Population
Full Court Press
As nationalism grew in the United States grew, James Monroe
became president eliminating the Federalist Party
During the Era of Good Feelings, the federal government
became stronger including the supreme court decision
McColloch v. Maryland (1819) and Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
McColloch v. Maryland said states could not Tax national Banks
Gibbons v. Ogden brought interstate commerce under the
control of the National Government
LONG Division
As nationalism brought the country together,
sectionalism was driving it apart
Different economies in the South, the North, and West
led to disagreements on national policy
Sectionalism became an issue as Missouri threatened
to disturb the slave/non-slave state balance
America loves Compromises
Both the north and the south worried that Missouri could Lead
to a anti or pro slavery majority in congress
Henry Clay announced the Missouri Compromise stating that:
Missouri would enter the union as a Slave State
Main Would Enter the Union as a Free State
The compromise also set a border in the Louisiana territory
at the 36th parallel to separate slave and free states
The compromise was seen as a success, but Thomas Jefferson
believed the compromise foretold the onset of a divided nation
The Adams Family
In the Election of 1824 Andrew Jackson won the MOST Popular Votes but did
NOT have enough Electoral Votes to win the Presidency
The House of Representatives chose John Quincy Adams as president Angering
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson accused John Quincy Adams of corruption as Henry Clay
supporting Adams, THEN being Named Secretary of State
This Controversy would weaken Adams Presidency
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