Nationalism and
Economic Development
CH.8
“ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS”
Bell Ringer
 Hypothesize what issues may arise during the next
few Presidents.
 How would you guess America is going to change
during the 19th century?
James Monroe
Elected as president in 1816.
Two terms considered the “Era of Good Feelings”
Sense of Nationalism and Unity
Question: But was it real???
James Monroe
Achievements
Acquisition of Florida
Missouri Compromise
Monroe Doctrine
Economic Nationalism
 Wanted to protect U.S industry
 Tariff of 1816
-Tariff put on certain goods to protect U.S industry.
*First Protective Tariff in U.S history*
Henry Clay’s: American System
 Proposed a plan to increase our nation’s growth.
1)Protective tariffs (Implemented)
2)National Bank (Second Bank of the US)
3)Internal Improvements (Monroe wouldn’t fund)
Panic of 1819
 Second Bank of US tightened credit .
 Many banks closed and went bankrupt
 Severely damaged the West
 Nationalism was shaken
Republican indecision
 Republicans flipped flopped on issues
 Monroe won election of 1820 without
anybody running against him.
“The Virginia Dynasty”
Supreme Court Cases
Issue: State Vs. Federal Rights…
Fletcher v Peck (1810)
What: Case on land fraud in Georgia
Significance: Marshall ruled that a state law could
not pass legislation invalidating a contract.
Martin v. Hunter’s Lease (1816)
Significance: Supreme Court over state courts in
constitutional rights.
Supreme Court Cases cont…
Dartmouth College v. Woodward (1819)
Significance: Overruled the state courts
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
What: Maryland tried to collect a tax from the Second
Bank of the US
Significance: A state could not tax a federal institution.
Cohens v. Virginia (1821)
Significance: States at the mercy of the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court Cases
Gibbons v. Ogden (1821)
Significance: Federal government’s control over
interstate commerce.
Worcester v. Georgia
What: Invalidated Georgia law that tried to regulate
citizen access to Cherokee country.
Significance: Federal government over State and
power to Natives.
Western Expansion
Reasons:
 Native American lands
 Economic issues
 Improved Transportation
 Immigrants
 Need for farmland
Missouri Compromise
1819- 11 Free states & 11 Slave States
Missouri bid for statehood
Scared the North
Issue: Would Missouri be free or not?
Missouri Compromise
 James Tallmadge proposed an amendment
Prohibit more slaves from Missouri
2) Children of slaves to be emancipated by 25.
1)
South was enraged
Henry Clay proposed 3 bills
1)Missouri slave state
2)Maine free state
3)Rest of Louisiana Territory north of latitude 36 30,
slavery was prohibited.

*Preserved sectional balance*
Issue of Florida
 Spain had difficulties
 U.S territory was being damaged
 Jackson given permission to “do work” in Florida
 Jackson completely seizes Florida and grows even more heroic.
 Adams-Onis Treaty – Treaty written by JQA. Gave US Florida,
We would pay Spain $5 million and had to give up area that is
now Texas.
Monroe Doctrine
 Monroe decided to protect the Americas (North &
South) from future colonization (From European
countries)
 US was opposed any attempts to interfere with any
republic in the Western Hemisphere
*Illustrated we were a super power
*Sense of Nationalism
US land issues with Great Britain & Spain
Compromise with Great Britain
Compromise with Spain
Rush-Bagot Agreement Terms:
Adams-Onis Treaty Terms:
• limited naval power on the Great
Lakes
• Spain gave Florida to the
United States.
Convention of 1818 Terms:
• The United States gave up claims
to present-day Texas.
• gave the United States fishing
rights off parts of Newfoundland
and Labrador coasts
• established a border between
the United States and Canada
at the 49th parallel, as far west
as the Rockies
• agreed to joint occupation of the
Pacific Northwest
• United States took responsibility
for up to $5 million of United
States citizens’ claims against
Spain.
National Economy
Transportation:
Roads- Cumberland Road- Highway from Maryland
to Illinois
*How would this change society?*
Second President Adams
4 Candidates
 Jackson wins popular
Andrew Jackson
John Quincy Adams
Henry Clay
and electoral votes
 12th Amendment-House
of Reps has to choose
from the top 3 votes
 Choose JQA!!!
Will Crawford
Election Video
JQA becomes the President
Known as the “corrupt bargain”
Andrew Jackson claimed it was an unfair process.
 Corrupt bargain ruins Adams presidency.
 Jackson is in Congress & they block everything
Adams tries to do.
National Economy
Canals
 Canals- Erie Canal in New York State in 1825
*Linked Western farms with Eastern cities.
More Canals led to:
 Improved Transportation, lowered food prices in the
East, more immigrants settle West, and stronger
economic ties between two sections
Examples of Industrialization
 U.S railroads start being built in the late 1820’s
 Patents on mechanical inventions.
 Selling of stocks
 Samuel Slater incorporated factory systems
 Unions developed
Andrew Jackson Runs Again
1828 two parties emerge from the Republicans
JQA- National Republicans: Jackson- Democratic Republicans
-Harsh accusations toward each side: Adams called Jackson’s wife
a bigamist (married while she was married)
- Shortly after the election she died.
-Jackson blames her death on Adams.