Nationalism

What you need to know

• McCulloch v. Maryland• John Quincy Adams & his

border treaties• Monroe Doctrine• Missouri Compromise

Nationalism• Belief that national interests are

most important

• More than state or regional

Politics in early 1800s

• Dem-Reps–President–Congress–Most citizens

• Federalists–Court system

• Court decisions usually favored national gov over states

McCulloch v. Maryland

• MD put state tax on Bank of US• Tried to run it out of business

• Argued Congress had no right to form a national bank–Const. didn’t list it as allowed power

McCulloch v. Maryland

• Supreme Court decided:

• Congress has powers that aren’t listed in Constitution–Made national gov stronger than

the states• Necessary and Proper Clause

1816 & 1820 elections

• James Monroe (D-R) won both elections easily

• 1820 – actually ran unopposed

President review• Washington ( - , VA) 1788, 1792• Adams (Fed, MA) 1796• Jefferson (DR, VA)1800, 1804• Madison (DR, VA)1808, 1812• Monroe (DR, VA)1816, 1820

John Quincy Adams

• James Monroe’s Sec of State– Became next Pres.

• Secured national borders

• Allowed US to concentrate on internal issues

Border treaties• Demilitarized Canada border (1817)

• Set exact US-Canada border (1818)

• Spain gave Florida to US & agreed on border in west (1819)

Monroe Doctrine• Written by JQA• European countries were trying

to rebuild colonies in Americas–Spain, Portugal, Russia

• US felt threatened

Monroe Doctrine• Pres Monroe announced that:

–US won’t get involved in Europe

–US won’t bother existing colonies in N&S America

–US won’t allow Europe to build new colonies in N&S America

–Warning to European countries

Missouri Compromise – 1820

• When territory’s population hit 60,000, could ask to be a state

• Before 1818 – 20 states in US–10 slave / 10 free–Power balance in Senate

Missouri Compromise – 1820

• Slave & free state usually admitted as a pair

–North had higher population – held control over House

–South scared of losing balance of power in Senate

Missouri Compromise – 1820

• 1818 – IL joins as 11th free state

• Missouri up for admission–Was a slave state–Northern Congressmen tried to

make Missouri free their slaves–Would upset balance in Senate

Missouri Compromise – 1820

• South went ballistic–AL admitted instead of MO

• South nearly seceded & started the Civil War (40 years early)

Missouri Compromise – 1820

• Henry Clay worked out temporary compromise–Admit Maine as free state–Admit Missouri as slave state–No new slave states north of

36°30’N except Missouri

Missouri Compromise – 1820

What you need to know

• McCulloch v. Maryland• John Quincy Adams & his

border treaties• Monroe Doctrine• Missouri Compromise

James Monroe…what do we need to know?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwvHtkCusHo&feature=relmfu