Chapter 12 A New National Identity A New

Chapter 12 A New National Identity

A New National Identity • • • Section 1: The Rise of Nationalism Section 2: Expansion and Improvement Section 3: The Age of Jackson Section 4: Indian Removal Section 5: American Culture

Course Objectives

Section 1 The Rise of Nationalism

The Rise of Nationalism • I. The Era of Good Feeling (p. 364 -65) • A. Time of peace after the War of 1812 was known as the Era of Good Feelings. • B. Republican James Monroe won the presidential elections of 1816 and 1820. • C. Relations with British Canada • 1. Rush-Bagot Agreement of 1817 limited naval power on the Great Lakes for both the United States and British Canada.

The Rise of Nationalism • 2. Convention of 1818 gave the United States fishing rights off parts of the Newfoundland Labrador coasts. • 3. Also set border between Canada and United States at the 49 th parallel as far west as the Rocky Mountains • 4. In addition, both nations agreed to jointly occupy part of the Pacific Northwest

The Rise of Nationalism • II. The Issue of Florida (p. 365 -66) • A. Border with Spanish Florida • 1. Some Americans wanted to settle in Spanish Florida. • 2. Americans were also concerned about Seminole Indians in the region who aided runaway slaves and attacked U. S. towns.

The Rise of Nationalism • B. War • 1. President Monroe sent troops under Andrew Jackson to secure the border. • 2. Jackson’s troops invaded Florida to capture Seminole raiders, which began the First Seminole War. • 3. Also attacked Spanish posts and overthrew the governor of Spanish Florida, all without direct orders from President Monroe.

The Rise of Nationalism • C. The Treaty • 1. U. S. secretary of state John Quincy Adams and Spanish diplomat Luis de Onis negotiated the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819 to resolve the conflict. • 2. Under the terms of the treaty, Spain gave East Florida to the United States and gave up its claims to West Florida.

The Rise of Nationalism • 3. In return, the United States gave up claims to Texas and agreed to pay up to $5 million of U. S. citizens’ claims against Spain.

The Rise of Nationalism • III. The Monroe Doctrine (p. 366 -67) • A. Spain’s Problems • 1. Spain’s Central and South American colonies challenged Spanish rule. • 2. Simon Bolivar, known as the Liberator, led many of these revolutions in Latin America, which gained the support of many people in the United States.

The Rise of Nationalism • B. A New Foreign Policy • 1. Monroe worried that other European might try to take control of the newly independent countries in Latin America. • 2. As a result, Monroe issued the Monroe Doctrine in 1823. • 3. Doctrine declared that foreign powers should not create new colonies in North and South America and that the United States would view European interference in Latin America as a hostile act. • 4. Some Europeans leaders protested but few challenged the act.