Upsurge of Nationalism 1812 1824 War of 1812

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Upsurge of Nationalism (1812 -1824) • • • War of 1812 Often called the

Upsurge of Nationalism (1812 -1824) • • • War of 1812 Often called the Second War for Independence Country was unprepared (decentralized gov. ) Battle of New Orleans Treaty of Ghent Americans came out of the war with a renewed sense of nationalism. • Peace opened the door for nation building

Nationalism (Expansion) • • • Adams – Onis Treaty – Spain relinquished Florida The

Nationalism (Expansion) • • • Adams – Onis Treaty – Spain relinquished Florida The American System (1815) Henry Clay Banking, tariff, roads/canals James Monroe’s Presidency – The Era of Good Feeling • Serious problems were brewing (Missouri Compromise (1820)

Judicial Nationalism • The Marshall Court continued to strengthen the federal government. • Mc.

Judicial Nationalism • The Marshall Court continued to strengthen the federal government. • Mc. Culloch v. Maryland (1819) – federal supremacy/implied powers. • Dartmouth College v. Woodward (1819) – Constitution protected contracts. • Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) – Congress can regulate commerce.

Jacksonian Democracy • 1824 – John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, “Corrupt Bargain” • Election

Jacksonian Democracy • 1824 – John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, “Corrupt Bargain” • Election of 1828 – new era of mass democracy • Rise of the democratic party • Spoils System • Indian Removal (Trail of Tears) • Worcester v. Georgia • Nullification Crisis (Tariff of Abominations) • Bank War • Whigs

19 th Century Reform • • • Second Great Awakening (Revivalism – 1790 s)

19 th Century Reform • • • Second Great Awakening (Revivalism – 1790 s) Save humanity from its own worst impulses. American Temperance Society Horace Mann – Public Schools Dorothea Dix – Prisons Elijah Lovejoy – abolition William Lloyd Garrison – abolition, Liberator Seneca Falls Elizabeth Cady Stanton Grimke Sisters

Reform II • • • Utopian Communities Shakers (celibacy) Onieda Community (free love) Brook

Reform II • • • Utopian Communities Shakers (celibacy) Onieda Community (free love) Brook Farm Transcendentalism – Emerson, Thoreau

Sectional Conflict • • • Mexican War Wilmot Proviso Free-Soil Movement Compromise of 1850

Sectional Conflict • • • Mexican War Wilmot Proviso Free-Soil Movement Compromise of 1850 (Fugitive Slave Law) Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) Stephen Douglas Bleeding Kansas (John Brown, Brooks/Sumner) Republican Party Uncle Tom’s Cabin Dred Scott Election of 1860