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1820 1816 1812 1808 1804 1800 NOTE: This is the last election in which the Federalist Party participated in a national election.
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James Monroe (R-VA) Fifth President of the U.S. 1817-1825 Last of the “Virginia Dynasty” Continental Army Veteran Former Antifederalist “Era of Good Feeling” Re-election nearly unanimous http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/jamesmonroe
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1820 1816 1812 1808 1804 1800 NATIONALISM 1824
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Henry Clay’s “American System” 1.National Bank – First B.U.S. had expired in 1811 2.Internal Improvements – Infrastructure (roads, bridges, canals) 3.Protective Tariff – Build and protect domestic manufacturing The Economics of Nationalism Jeffersonian or Hamiltonian?
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Henry Clay’s “American System” 1.National Bank – Second B.U.S. chartered in 1816 2.Internal Improvements 3.Protective Tariff – Tariff of 1816 The Economics of Nationalism Strict or Loose Construction?
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Calhoun’s “Bonus Bill” “for constructing roads and canals, and improving the navigation of water courses, in order to facilitate… internal commerce among the several States, and to render more easy and less expensive the means and provisions for the common defense…” Calhoun
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QUESTION: Is an election map always an accurate measure of the national political climate?
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NORTHSOUTHWEST Economy Political Leaders Political Issues Commerce Manufacturing Agriculture Developing Daniel Webster John C. Calhoun Henry Clay Tariff (+) Slavery (-) Tariff (-) Slavery (+) Internal Improvements
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Henry Clay’s “American System” The Economics of Nationalism Who Benefits? Who doesn’t? 1.National Bank – First B.U.S. had expired in 1811 2.Internal Improvements – Infrastructure (roads, bridges, canals) 3.Protective Tariff – Build and protect domestic manufacturing
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The Missouri Question The First Crisis of the Union ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: 1.Are all states in the Union equal, or are some “more equal than others”? 2.Can Congress impose conditions on new states that all states don’t have to follow?
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Tallmadge Amendment (1819) "And provided, That the further introduction of slavery or involuntary servitude be prohibited… and that all children born within the said State, after the admission thereof into the Union, shall be free at the age of twenty-five years." Rep. James Tallmadge, Jr. (R- NY)
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Bicameralism at Work “Concurrent Majority” SENATEHOUSE Passed with Tallmadge Amendment Passed without Tallmadge Amendment CONFERENCE
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The Man of the Hour… Henry Clay’s Compromise Proposal: 1.Admit Maine as a Free State 2.Admit Missouri as a Slave State 3.Prohibit slavery in the territories of the Louisiana Purchase north of the 36˚30’ parallel.
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36˚30’
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SLAVERY 36˚30’
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During the debate, Charles Pinckney (SC) defended slavery as a positive good. Pinckney’s opinions did not hold much water outside of South Carolina at the time, but as Northerners continued to criticize slavery, more Southerners began to defend the institution. Pinckney’s Speech
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Bicameralism at Work “Concurrent Majority” SENATE Passed Clay’s Compromise Passed Clay’s Compromise HOUSE
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Crisis Averted… Let’s Review Henry Clay’s Compromise Proposal: 1.Admit Maine as a Free State 2.Admit Missouri as a Slave State 3.Prohibit slavery in the territories of the Louisiana Purchase north of the 36˚30’ parallel.
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The American Colonization Society Founded 1816 Liberia – Colony established in Africa – Capital: Monrovia Henry Clay Charter Member aka: The Society for the Colonization of Free People of Color of America
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Notable Members of ACS James Madison (U.S. President) James Monroe (U.S. President) Daniel Webster (U.S. Senator) Stephen Douglas (U.S. Senator) Henry Clay (Speaker of the House) Francis Scott Key (The Star Spangled Banner) John Marshall (Chief Justice)
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Membership Certificate signed by James Madison Sold for $928 in 2006 Madison served as President of the ACS from 1833-1836
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The Cotton Gin Mechanized cotton production Eli Whitney Of Massachusetts
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From Harper’s Weekly (1869)
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“King Cotton” The South’s dependence on slavery
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The (in)Effectiveness of Colonization 2,500,000 / 12,000 = 208
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuLWgVOLbG4
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The Monroe Doctrine “The American continents… are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers...” -- From Monroe’s Seventh Annual Message Seventh Annual Message EUROPE: KEEP OUT!!! READ MY NEW COLONIES
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1820 1816 1812 1808 1804 1800 1824 The end of an era…
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