Journal- What is the difference between

Nationalism and Sectionalism? Which

was more prevalent in the early 1800s?

Word of the Day- NationalismLoyalty or devotion to ones

nation

Politics, Nationalism and

Sectionalism

Monroe Doctrine
Nationalistic demand
made by President
Monroe
Told Europe to stay
out of western
hemisphere
Europe could not
colonize the Americas
again
US would remain
neutral

Nationalism
War of 1812 made
Americans rely
more on US goods
US began to build
infrastructure
Tariff encouraged
people to buy
American goods

Second National Bank

Charter for first
National Bank
expired
Bank was designed
to stabilize
currency
Held the
government funds

Problems with National Bank

Southerners
opposed the bank
Claimed the bank
only helped
Northeastern
Businesses
Nation was split
Government
promoted economic
growth
Lazzie-Faire
economics (hands

Panic of 1819
First nationwide
economic crisis
Bank lent money to
people moving
west
Lent more money
than was in bank

Panic of 1819
Britain called in
debts owed by
America
Banks called in
loans for citizens
People rushed to
empty bank
accounts
First Depression in
US history

Nat Turners Slave Rebellion

Turner was
preacher and slave
Claimed to be on
divine mission to
free slaves
Killed 160 people
(whites and blacks)

Results of Rebellion
Abolitionist
societies in south
disappeared
Slave codes made
stricter
Turner and 19
others hanged
Slaves could not
longer be
preachers

Election of 1824
Country divided
more than ever
North supported
John Quincy Adams
South supported
William Crawford
West supported
Andrew Jackson
and Henry Clay
All DemocraticRepublicans

Corrupt Bargain
Election came down to
Jackson and Adams
House of
Representatives would
elect president
Clay supported Adams
Adams won
Adams named Clay
Secretary of State
Jackson cried
Corruption

American System
Adams and Clays plan
Gave Federal
Government more
power
Created Tariffs, built
roads, canals,
universities

Supported National
Bank
Congress regulated
international and
interstate commerce

Sectionalism in Politics
South
Wanted states to have
greater power
Thought Federal
government neglected
Southerners

North
Supported Strong
Central Government
Benefited from tariffs
passed by
Government