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    What is culture?

How should a nation treat regional differences?

When and why should a nation become involved internationally?

How and why should a country seek to expand its territory?

  Culture: the ways of life of a particular group or people  Language  Art  Music  Clothing  Food A new American culture was emerging – no longer a British culture

   Nationalism – the belief that the interests of the nation as a whole are more important than regional interests or the interests of other countries Sectionalism – the belief that one’s own section, or region of the country is more important than the country as a whole Along with an American culture, was a feeling of nationalism in the 1820s

   Chief Justice from 1801-1835 Believed in a strong national government Two rulings that reflected nationalism and promoted nationalism by strengthening national government over power of states 

McCulloch v. Maryland

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Gibbons v. Ogden

  Nationalistic domestic policy by Henry Clay Policies to unite the country  Tariff to protect American industries  Sale of government lands to raise money for gov’t  Maintenance of a national bank   Government funding of roads and canals Never put into practice, but showed nationalist feelings and the desire to tie the country together

    James Monroe elected president in 1816 Economy grew rapidly Spirit of nationalism and optimism Called the time the “Era of Good Feelings”

  Rush-Bagot Treaty (US and Britain)  Disarmament of eastern part of the border between U.S. and British Canada  Drew the western part of the border between the US and Canada at the 49 th parallel Adams-Onis Treaty (US and Spain)  US gets Florida  Established a firm boundary between the Louisiana Territory and Spanish Territory

RUSH-BAGOT TREATY ADAMS-ONIS TREATY

  Spain and Russia give up the Oregon Territory Negotiated a treaty with Britain to allow American settlers to travel to Oregon for 10 years

  A new foreign policy Basically said that the US would stay out of European affairs and that the US expected Europe to do the same

   Missouri Territory applied to become a part of the Union 1819 there were 22 states in the Union, 11 slave and 11 free (equal representation in the Senate) Major question: Do you admit Missouri as a slave state or a free state??

  Missouri was admitted as a slave state Maine would be admitted as a free state   Kept the balance between free and slave states Slavery would be banned in the northern part of the Louisiana Territory  Sectionalism between North and South starting to emerge