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AP U.S. History – Unit 4 – Westward Expansion: Early Republic Politics (1800-1824)
Chapter 12: The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism
Enduring Understanding: Social, political, religious, international, technological, and economic issues
contributed to the growth of the United States in the early 1800s. While there was conflict abroad,
political partisanship, economic growth, and social and religious movements at home developed the
American character.
Concepts: Partisanship, Judicial Review, Internationalism, Isolationism, the Second Great Awakening,
Abolitionism, Feminism, Industrialization, Expansionism, Nationalism, Nativism, Universal Male
Suffrage, Women’s Suffrage
Topic/Take-Away: The American effort in the War of 1812 was plagued by poor strategy, political
divisions, and increasingly aggressive British power. Nevertheless, the United States escaped with a
stalemated peace settlement, and soon turned its isolationist back to the Atlantic European world.
Topic/Take-Away: The aftermath of the War of 1812 produced a strong surge of American nationalism
that was reflected in economics, law, and foreign policy. The rising nationalistic spirit and sense of
political unity was, however, threatened by the first severe sectional dispute over slavery.
Topic/Take-Away: Chief Justice John Marshall's Supreme Court strengthened the federal government by
supporting a "loose construction" of the Constitution, asserting the federal judiciary's power over state
courts, and enforcing economic provisions in the Constitution (interstate commerce, sanctity of contracts).
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Invasion of Canada (1813)
USS Consititution (“Old Ironsides”)
Adm. Oliver Perry
Battle of the Thames (1813)
Thomas Macdonough/Plattsburgh (1814)
Burning of Washington (1814)
Fort McHenry/Francis Scott Key
Gen. Andrew Jackson
Battle of New Orleans (1815)
Treaty of Ghent (1814)
John Quincy Adams
“Blue-Light” Federalists
Hartford Convention (1814)
Nationalism
Washington Irving
James Fenimore Cooper
North American Review
Second Bank of the U.S. (1816)
Stephen Decatur
Tariff of 1816
Henry Clay
“American System”
Erie Canal (1825)
James Monroe (1817–1825)
“Era of Good Feelings”
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Panic of 1819
“Wildcat” banks
Cumberland Road (1811)
Tallmadge amendment (1819)
Missouri Compromise (Clay, 1820)
John Marshall
“Loose construction”
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
Cohens v. Virginia (1821)
Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
Fletcher v. Peck (1810)
Dartmouth College v. Woodward (1819)
Daniel Webster
Oregon Territory
Treaty of 1818 (Britain)
Jackson’s Florida campaign (1818)
Florida Purchase Treaty (1819)
Canning proposal (1823)
Monroe Doctrine (1823)
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Unit 4 – Chapter 12 - Introduction
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AP U.S. History – Unit 4 – Westward Expansion: Early Republic Politics (1800-1824)
Guided Reading Questions
1. Was the War of 1812 fought well by American standards, why or why not and what was the Treaty of
Ghent and what were the terms for that treaty?
2. Why was the Hartford Convention considered a final blow to the Federalist Party?
3. What resulted from the War of 1812 both domestically and abroad?
4. What was “The American System” and how did it contribute to political and social life in the U.S. in
the early 1800’s?
5. How was James Monroe partly responsible for the “So-Called Era of Good Feelings” and what
sectional differences were laying beneath the surface?
6. What caused the Panic of 1819, how did it affect the economy and how did it influence the chain of
economic troubles that followed through the 1800’s?
7. How was westward expansion being affected by the price of land in the nine new states up to 1820’s?
8. How did the Tallmadge Amendment bring forth the question of slavery as a political issue and how did
it lead to the Missouri Compromise?
9. What were the specific agreements in the Missouri Compromise?
10. What are the specifics on McCulloch vs. Maryland (1819) and how are Chief Justice John Marshall’s
Federalist origins noticeable in the decision?
11. What are the specifics on Cohens vs. Virginia (1821) and how are Chief Justice John Marshall’s
Federalist origins noticeable in the decision?
12. What are the specifics on Gibbons vs. Ogden (1824) and how are Chief Justice John Marshall’s
Federalist origins noticeable in the decision?
13. What are the specifics on Fletcher vs. Peck (1810) and how are Chief Justice John Marshall’s
Federalist origins noticeable in the decision?
14. What are the specifics on Dartmouth College vs. Woodworth (1819) and how are Chief Justice John
Marshall’s Federalist origins noticeable in the decision?
15. What led to the Monroe Doctrine, what did it entail, and what resulted from its proclamation?
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