One America's Story - Grafton School District · 2.Check and discuss "Nationalism and Sectionalism"...
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Transcript of One America's Story - Grafton School District · 2.Check and discuss "Nationalism and Sectionalism"...
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Journal:
If the Supreme Court had decided differently in Gibbons v. Ogden or McCulloch v. Maryland, what might be one result today?
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
US History: Student will understand how patriotic pride united the states, but tensions between the North and South emerged.
1. Journal2. Check and discuss "Nationalism and Sectionalism" notes.3. Venn Diagram WS‐ small groups4. Time for homework.
Homework: • Chapter 11, Section 3 Study Guide.• Chapter 11, Section 3 Quiz will be on Thursday, February 16th.• Free African American Journals due Thursday, February 16th.• Chapter 11 test will be on Tuesday, February 21st.
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One America's Story
What is nationalism? Nationalism is a feeling a pride, loyalty, and protectiveness towards one's country.
What representative from Kentucky supported it?
Henry Clay strong nationalist.
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Nationalism Unites the U.S.
What is the American System and who promoted it?
American System, a plan promoted by Henry Clay to make the U.S. selfsufficient.
What were the three main actions?
Establish a protective tariff, tax on imported goods (1816)
Establish a second national bank, single currency (1816).
Improve the country's transportation system.
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Roads and Canals
Who started to fund transportation in the US?
Congress (federal government)
What was the National Road? The U.S.'s main eastwest route. (Cumberland, Maryland to Vandalia, Illinois)
What did the Erie Canal connect?
New York City and Buffalo, NY.
What did the Erie Canal help do for the US?
It opened up settlement and trade in the upper Ohio Valley and Great Lakes region.
It fueled nationalism, connecting two sections of the country.
Stimulated eastern and western trade.
How did it impact New York City?
New York became the nation's largest city.
Besides roads and canals, what other form of transportation was introduced in the 1830s?
Steampowered trains, by 1850 9,000 miles of track existed.
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The Era of Good Feeling
Who won the presidential election in 1816?
James Monroe
Was he a DemocraticRepublican or Federalist?
DemocraticRepublican
What did the Supreme Court decision McCulloch v. Maryland promote?
Strengthened the federal government. (Marshall)
What was the ruling in that case?
Ruled that states could not tax a national bank.
What did the Supreme Court decision Gibbons v. Ogden promote?
Strengthened the federal government. (Marshall)
What was the ruling in that case?
Ruled that interstate commerce could only be regulated by the federal government.
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What all helped promote national unity or nationalism in the US?
The American System, new transportation links, Supreme Court decisions all promoted national unity (nationalism)
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National Boundaries
What was the RushBagot Agreement of 1817?
An agreement between Britain and America to limit naval forces on the Great Lakes.
What decision was made at the Convention of 1818?
An agreement between Britain and America to set the 49th parallel as the USCanadian border as far west as the Rockies.
What is the AdamsOnis Treaty of 1819?
Spain gave Florida to the US and gave up claims of Oregon Country.
Why did it occur? Pirates and runaway slaves used Florida as a refuge.
Seminoles of Florida were attacking Georgia.
Andrew Jackson sent to stop attacks.
Told Spain to police Florida or turn it over to US.
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Sectional Tensions Increase
What is sectionalism? Sectionalism it loyalty to the interest of one's own region.
How did the economies in the South, Northeast, and West differ?
Manufacturing/Trade (NE) v. Cotton/Slavery (S) v. Cheap land/transportation (W)
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Missouri Compromise
What did Missouri want to be legal in their state?
slavery
How was this going to impact the balance of Congress?
The Congress would have more slave states than free states if Missouri was admitted as a slave state.
What was the Missouri Compromise?
Missouri admitted as a slave state.
Maine admitted as a free state.
Banned slavery in Louisiana Territory north of Missouri's southern border
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The Monroe Doctrine
Who issued the Monroe Doctrine?
President James Monroe
What did it state? It stated that Americas were closed to further colonization.
Europe should not interfere in the Western Hemisphere.
What did the Monroe Doctrine show the world?
Identified US as a world power and a protector of Latin America.
