Level 1 T HE E RA OF G OOD F EELINGS

Vocabulary Sectionalism: Inflation: Protective Tariff: high tax on imported goods to protect a nation’s businesses Internal Expansion: continued settlement of uninhabited land within a country Toll: fee paid to continue traveling on a road Canal: a man made body of water used for trade and travel Lock: system used on the canals to increase and decrease water levels as the elevation of the terrain around the canal changed. Slavery: when one person holds control over another person Interstate Commerce: trade between states

Purpose: To balance the nations industry and agriculture to make trade between states better. The plan: Protective tariff: to protect US industry and increase trade between states. West would sell food products to the East South would trade raw materials like cotton to the North North would trade manufactured goods to both the East and South. National bank: increase trade, keep money from losing its value and give credit to people Federal money to build roads, railroads and canals to help bring agricultural goods to market for sale and manufactured goods back to the South and West Where would the government get the money for it? Tariff Land sales What is a manufactured good? Machine made What is a good? Something for sale What is a tariff? Tax on goods coming into the country What is agriculture? Farming

Internal Expansion New Roads Turnpikes: toll roads National Road (Cumberland Road): connected the east and west Corduroy Roads: roads made out of logs

Internal Expansion Canals: Connect rivers and lakes 3,300 miles of canals by 1840 Flatboats or Packet boats were used because of the shallow waters of the canals and their ability to carry heavy cargo. Erie Canal in NYS joined the Great Lakes and the Hudson River which led to the port of NY (NYC)

Internal Expansion Canals: Locks had to be used due to the change in elevation and water level.

Internal Expansion

Steam boats: Fulton launched the Clermont on the Hudson River and went from NYC to Albany. Steamboats traveled the eastern coast. Steamboats carried people and goods on the Mississippi, Ohio and Missouri rivers.

Internal Expansion Railroad: Small railroad companies were chartered as early as st major railroad the Baltimore and Ohio was chartered ,300 miles of Railroads were in the states. Helped connect the east with the west for trade and travel

National Assertions Marshall’s decision, i.e., Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) – Supreme Court case which ruled that Congress couldn’t control trade within a single state, it could control trade between states and the rivers where interstate and foreign goods were moved

Extension of Slavery by the Missouri Compromise slave states and 11 free states Missouri asked to join the Union as a slave state. Henry Clay made a compromise to let Maine into the Union as a free state and Missouri in as a slave state in 1820 It drew an imaginary line across the 36 degree latitude 20’N line. This was the southern border of Missouri, all territory north of the line would be a free state in the future. This kept a balance of power in the Senate.

The Monroe Doctrine Threats to Latin America: – Russia wanted land on America’s west coast. – France, Russia, Prussia and Austria wanted to take colonies in Latin America back. Monroe Doctrine: the statement made by President Monroe warning against European expansion of power in the Western Hemisphere. – US didn’t want Europe to colonize again in the Americas. – US would stay out of Europe’s business – If European countries tried to colonize the Americas it would be seen as an act of war against the US.

Disputed Election of political party 4 candidates – John Quincy Adams (New England) – Henry Clay (West) – Andrew Jackson (West) – William Crawford (South) No one won the majority. Election went to the House of Representatives Clay was out of the race because he came in last place. Clay was the Speaker of the House and talked members into voting for Adams. Adams won and made Clay Secretary of State. Jackson and his supporters said that Adams and Clay made a sneaky deal and stole the election from Jackson.