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 Chapter 10: Nationalism and Sectionalism Economic Nationalism Shortages of farm supplies in Europe raised US exports prices in agriculture and sparked agricultural expansion Absence of a central National bank created instability and chaos Second Bank of the United States (Philadelphia) John C. Calhoun (South Carolina), Henry Clay (Kentucky), Daniel Webster (New Hampshire): era’s greatest statesmen Tariff of 1816: intended to protect industries against foreign competition Internal improvements = roads and canals Cumberland road: 1st federally financed interstate roadway Henry Clay (Kentucky):  “American System” → high tariffs, higher prices of federal land, and a strong National Bank Born and raised in Virginia Lawyer Brawling temper (got in duels) An Era of Good Feelings James Monroe Republican 1816 election Virginia 2 terms (1816 and 1820 elections) Rush Bagot Agreement of 1817 Acting Secretary Richard Rush (US) and Minister Charles Charles Bagot (UK) Limited US forces on...

 Chapter 8: The Early Republic US founded on the principle of a democratic republic The New American Nation ⅕ of pop were enslaved blacks Land sales west of the Appalachian Mountains soared in the 1800s ⇒ population soared Westward migration = conflict with natives (who succumb) White people less concerned about Indians and slavery and more about seizing personal opportunities European demand for cotton caused prices to soar Restless spirit of enterprise, experimentation, and expansion Jeddersonian Simplicity Thomas Jefferson First president to be inaugurated in Washington D. C. Took pain to avoid the “monarchical” pom Revolution of 1800 (name for election) 1802: abolished the circuit judgeships Marbury v Madison (1803): 1st in which the Supreme Court declared a federal law unconstitutional Chief Justice John Marshall Virginia Federalist Critic of Jefferson Domestic Reforms “Wise and frugal government” Jefferson believed that a large federal debt would bring higher taxes and govern...