Nationalism & Sectionalism
New England
Factories
Midwest
Farms
Southern
Plantations
[The Northeastern section of the U.S was
the most urban and industrialized section in
the 1800’s.]
A. True
B. False
[The Southern section of the U.S. had a
mostly rural economy which produced cash
crops without using slaves.]
A. True
B. False
[The western section of the U.S. was mostly a
rural economy that produced grain by using
slave labor.]
A. True
B. False
American System
► Henry
Clay’s plan to
increase nationalism
* Congress should
pass a protective tariff
* Congress should
recreate Hamilton’s
National Bank.
* Congress should use
tax money to build
roads & canals
[The American System was intended
to ensure nationalism.]
A.
B.
True
False
The National Road
Connected Maryland to Illinois
Erie Canal 1823
Connected New York City to The
Great Lakes
Steam Powered Railroads
Improved
Transportation
[Improved transportation lowered
the cost of industrial and
agricultural products]
A.
B.
True
False
[Henry Clay’s American System included all of
the following except…]
A.
B.
C.
D.
[National Bank]
[tariff to raise tax dollars]
[ending slavery]
[better transportation : roads and canals]
“Era Of Good Feelings”
Presidential
Election of
1826
James Monroe
?
Nobody else
ran for
president
This is called the Era of Good Feelings b/c there was only one
political party. Therefore they all got along. It would be like if
today we only had the Democrats or the Republicans!
Era of Good Feelings

President Monroe elected president with nobody
running against him

This was a time of national unity which
encouraged nationalism not sectionalism

America was proud of its farms, factories, new
roads,and canals
[Today in America we have a
“second” Era of Good Feelings.]
A.
B.
True
False
Adams Onis Treaty
 We add Florida to the United States in
1819
We get Florida from Spain
[Adding Florida to the United
States increased sectionalism.]
A. True
B. False
Sectionalism Grows over the
Slavery Issue
The balance of power was equal
between slave and free states in the
Senate
11
slave
states
11 free
states
[The slavery and tariff issues
increased sectionalism.]
A. True
B. False
Missouri Upsets the Balance!
Should I be
a free state
or a slave
state? Either
way I will
upset the
balance!
Missouri Compromise Solves the
Maine
Problem …temporarily  Free
state
Future
Free
States
Missouri
becomes
a slave
state
Future Slave
States
Future states would join in pairs to keep the
number of slave and free states equal.
[What kind of state did Missouri
become in the Missouri
Compromise?]
A. [Free]
B. [Slave]
[In the Missouri Compromise states had to
join in pairs (one slave and one free) after
1820.]
A. True
B. False
Monroe Doctrine
Europe must stay
out of North and
South America
[The Monroe Doctrine told European powers
like Spain, France and Britain to stay out of
the business of the Western Hemisphere.]
A. True
B. False
Nationalism & Sectionalism
Review!
 Henry Clay’s American System
encouraged nationalism through the
tariff, bank, and internal
improvements (canals and roads)
 The tariff encouraged sectionalism
when South Carolina threatened to
secede b/c it believed the tariff was
unfair ( Nullification Crisis 1832
Missouri Compromise
• Missouri upsets the Senate balance by
asking to join the Union
• Henry Clay the Missouri Compromise
• Missouri a slave state
• Maine a free state
• Future states join in pairs
Monroe Doctrine

U.S. tries to keep Europe out of the affairs
of North and South America
Adams Onis Treaty Adds Florida to
the United States 1819
We get Florida from Spain
Transportation Improvements

Erie Canal

National Road

Steam Railroads