Nationalism vs.
Sectionalism, 1816-1824
The National Republican
Vision
The Election of 1816
What happened to the Federalist Party?
The Hartford Convention
The Hartford Convention or Leap, No
Leap
Andrew Jackson, a National Symbol
Jackson Square, New Orleans
James Monroe, 1816-1824
Monroe’s Political Vision
Sought to unite
Federalist and
Republican ideals
Bridge gap between
18th and 19th century
presidents
Saw beyond partisan
divisions
How does this portrait reflect the “Era of Good
Feelings”?
Diplomatic
Victories
John Qunicy Adams:
Secretary of State
Rush-Bagot Treaty of 1817
Britain and the U.S. agree to limit naval
arms on the Great Lakes
The Convention of 1818
Boundary with Canada, 1818
49°
Adams-Onis Treaty, 1819
The Monroe Doctrine, 1823
Monroe Doctrine:
Warned that European
colonization in the
Western Hemisphere
would be viewed as a
threat to the U.S.
Western Hemisphere in the early 19th
century
The Rise of
Sectionalism
What is Sectionalism?
When sections of the country look too own
interest rather than national interests
Like a Fire bell in the Night –Thomas Jefferson
Admitted Missouri as
slave state
Admitted Maine as free
state
Drew imaginary line
through Louisiana at
36° 30´
Slavery is the great and foul stain upon the North American Union—
John Qunicy Adams in his diary
Henry Clay
The Missouri Crisis, 1821
What are the consequences?