1. A Growing Nation Chapter 8
The Era of Good Feelings = From , the U.S. enjoyed an era of peace, pride, and progress.
A since of Nationalism = pride & loyalty to a nation
The American System =A series of measures intended to make the U.S. economically self-sufficient
Internal improvements (roads, canals, single currency) would unite the country.
More Tariffs = more $ = better roads & progress

2. PART 1 POLITICAL EVENTS IN OUR HEMISPHERE

3. A: James Monroe became the 5th President of the U. S. A. in 1817
A: James Monroe became the 5th President of the U.S.A. in At this time Mexico was fighting a Revolutionary War against Spain. Padre Miguel Hidalgo started this war with his famous GRITO DE DOLORES speech. In 1821 Mexico defeated Spain and became an independent country.

4. B: Soon other countries in South and Central America began to fight for their Independence from European countries. Simon Bolivar became known as The Liberator when he led his rebel army to victory against the Spanish army in Columbia in 1819.

5. C: In 1823 the people of Central America defeated the Spanish army and later formed Central American countries such as Honduras, Guatemala and Costa Rica. The New Latin American countries modeled their new constitutions on that of the U.S., but there was not a lot of early success in establishing democracies.

6. D: In 1823 President Monroe made an official speech called the Monroe Doctrine. In this speech he announced that the U.S. would not interfere with the affairs of the European countries, but the European countries should not interfere with the newly independent countries like Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras.

7. How The U.S. Grows

8. PART 2 Regions of the U.S

9. Manifest Destiny

10. The Mason/Dixon Line
It forms a demarcation line among four U.S. states, forming part of the borders of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and West Virginia (then part of Virginia). In popular usage, especially since the Missouri Compromise of 1820, the Mason–Dixon Line symbolizes a cultural boundary between the Northeastern United States and the Southern United States (Dixie).

11. The North Large Scale Factories Need cheap labor (immigrants)
Free State
Does Not Want Government To Sell New Public Land At Cheap Prices = labor will move out of cities to the west
Want High Tariffs (taxes on imported goods) = keeps U.S. goods lower = Less Competition

12. The south Agriculture (Cotton, Tobacco) = Most Money $
Slave States = Cheap Labor
Need Trade With Europe To Buy Crops
Does Not Want High Tariffs = Makes goods more expensive ($) and Angers Trading Partners.

13. The East
EUROPE TRADE
CALL FOR LOWER TARRIFFS!

14. The west Farmers, Cattle Cheap land = New Growth = Towns = $
Some Slave – Some Free
New Political Power
Who gets to join the Union? (Become part of The United States)

15. PART 3 Missouri Compromise-1820

16. Background 1819-Missouri applies for statehood as a slave state
At that time11 free states & 11 slave states
A new slave state would tip the balance of power in towards the South
Sectionalism disagreements between different regions (states)

17. Enter Henry Clay- The Great Compromiser
Convinces Congress to accept the Missouri Compromise (1820)
1) Missouri enters as a slave state
2) Maine enters as a free state
3) Slavery prohibited in any new territory or state above the 36 30’ latitude
Note: Big supporter of the American System!

18. U.S.A – post Missouri Compromise