unity and division what was henry clay ’ s american system? how did the supreme court give more...

Unity and Division

What was Henry Clay’s American System?

How did the Supreme Court give more power to the federal government?

An era of Good feelings

• 1816 Election– James Monroe: Democratic- Republican

• Becomes the 5th prez– Rufus King: Federalist

Sectional Leaders

• South: John C. Calhoun• North: Daniel Webster• West: Henry Clay

South: John C. Calhoun

• Grew up on farm SC• Good looking man• Believed in slavery• Didn’t like politics

that strengthen the federal government

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North: Daniel Webster

• New Hampshire• Skilled public speaker• Opposed war of 1812• Refused to vote for

taxes to pay for war• Believed in stronger

federal government• Slavery evil

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Clay: West

• War Hawk • Virginia then moved to

Kentucky• Fined for fighting once• Believed in a

government having a strong more active role in country

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Huge Problems

• No national bank– Greater debt

• Charter for national bank ran out in 1812• Jefferson and Madison opposed a national

bank– What party were they?

Huge Problems

• Protection from Foreign Competition– Flood of British Goods

• Why would there be lots of British goods entering the country after the War of 1812?

– New Protective Tariff passed 1816• Southern were ticked!• They sold a lot of raw material to Britain

Clay’s American System• Sectionalism: loyalty to

one’s state or section rather than to the nation as a whole

• Henry Clay come up with an Idea to help country as a whole

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Clay’s American System

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Henry Clay American System

• Internal improvements: improvement for roads, bridges, and canals– Congress didn’t spend the money

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Supreme Court Expands Federal Power

• McCulloch v. Maryland– 1819– States didn’t have the right

to interfere with federal institution within their borders

– Strengthened federal power– Allowed the Bank of the US

to continue

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Supreme Court Expands Federal Power

• Gibbons v. Ogden– Federal government has the power to

regulate trade between states– States can only regulate trade within their

own borders

– Interstate commerce: trade between different states

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