Name: _______________________________
USVA History
Chapter 7.2 – Nationalism at Center Stage
Main Idea – Nationalism exerted a strong influence in the Supreme Court and in foreign affairs,
but the expansion west revealed both nationalism and sectionalism, which required compromise.
The Supreme Court (John Marshall) Boosts Federal Gov’t Power
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_________________________________________ (1824)
o Background: Ogden had a monopoly for steamboat service between New York
and New Jersey. Gibbons started a competing service and was sued by Ogden
o ____________________________ ruled that Ogden’s monopoly was illegal, as
interstate commerce could only be regulated by the ______________ government
o SIG – Congress had the power to regulate all _____________________________
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_________________________________________ (1819)
o Background: Maryland had taxed a local branch of the national bank
o John Marshall ruled that a state cannot tax a federal government institution
 “The power to tax, is the ______________________________________.”
o SIG –
 the national bank was constitutional according to the _________________
 the federal government’s control over economic issues was strengthened
by weakening state powers
Nationalism Shapes Foreign Policy
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______________________________ – Secretary of State under President James Monroe
o _______________________________ (1819) – U.S. acquired Florida from Spain
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___________________________________________ (1823) - President Monroe warned
European powers not to interfere with affairs of the Western Hemisphere
o No ____________________________ in the Americas for European powers
o United States would not interfere in ____________________________________
o Western Hemisphere nations (with ______________________) were different
from European nations (with ______________________) in terms of government
o U.S. would view any attempt by European powers to impose their control over
any Western Hemisphere independent state as a ___________________________
Americans Pushing West Resulted in Sectionalism
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_______________________ (1820) – Henry Clay’s attempt to solve the Missouri Crisis
o Background:
 In 1819, Missouri applied for admission to the U.S. as a __________ state
 There were 11 free states and 11 slave states which had created a sectional
balance between __________________ and __________________ in the
U.S. Senate where each state had two Senators
o ___________________________was admitted to the United States as a free state
o __________________________was admitted to the United States as a slave state
o The _________________ latitude line divided the rest of the Louisiana Territory
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o SIG –
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North of the line (except Missouri itself) = slavery was _______________
South of the line = slavery was ___________________
Balance in the _______________ between North and South was preserved
Temporarily settled the issue of the expansion of slavery
________________________ = the “Great Compromiser”
Map of the United States as a result of the Missouri Compromise