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Nationalism to Sectionalism
War of 1812
• Causes
– The British did the following things:
• Impressment
• Inciting the Indians to resist westward migration
• War Hawks: Expansionists who desire Canada
– America declares war
Effects
• America wins the war
– W – Westward Expansion
– I – Industrialization
– N – Nationalism
• *Andrew Jackson becomes a war hero after defeating
the British in the Battle of New Orleans
Nationalism
• Pride and loyalty in one’s country
– Liberty Bell
– Bald Eagle
– Flag standardized
– National Anthem adopted
– Webster’s Dictionary of the American Language
– (Largely untrue) History of the United States
– COURT CASES
– DIPLOMACY
Nationalistic Diplomacy
• The Monroe Doctrine – A presidential
proclamation of American foreign Policy that
claims the Western Hemisphere as an
American “sphere of influence,” and whose
un-colonized nations (our trade partners) are
under American protection.
• Here’s the deal:
– European nations may not colonize further.
– The US will stay out of European affairs.
Nationalistic Court Cases
• McColloch v. Maryland
• Gibbons v. Ogden
• Worcester v. Georgia
Court Case Summary
• McColloch v. Maryland
• Loose interpretation of the Elastic clause is legal.
• Gibbons v. Ogden
• The Supremacy Clause in the US Constitution makes
Federal law supreme when in conflict with state law.
• Worcester v. Georgia
• State law can never trump the US Constitution.
• US Treaties with foreign powers trump the Constitution.
• Treaties with Indians must be honored.
Discussion
• How should we feel about the Indian Removal
Act, today?
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The cost: 1)human suffering, 2)economic, 3) hope
Lessons to other Indians
A president with no checks the can contain him
The cost to our national identity
If reparations should occur