nationalism. what you need to know mcculloch v. maryland john quincy adams & his border treaties...
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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?
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