1. The Growth of Nationalism
Chapter 8 Section 4

2. Nationalism
The growth of power and influence of the federal government Or
- People beginning to think of themselves as Americans rather than identifying more with states

3. Dartmouth College v. Woodward
New Hampshire wanted to change the colleges charter from private school to public
Supreme Court said charter was a contract and could not be broken
Long term effect was to protect businesses from regulation

4. McCulloch v. Maryland
Supreme Court ruled that Congress did have the power to charter a National Bank
This gave the federal government power that goes beyond the Constitution
States could not tax the bank (this would give the states [power over the federal bank)

5. Gibbons V. Ogden
The Supreme Court declared that states could not interfere with Congress’s constitutional right to regulate businesses on interstate waterways

6. How do each of these court rulings support Nationalism?
Dartmouth College v. Woodward
McCulloch v. Maryland
Gibbons v. Ogden

7. Dartmouth College v. Woodward
Prevented state interference in business contracts
Provided national economic stability by encouraging growth of corporations

8. McCulloch v. Maryland
Supported the principle that the national government is free to exercise powers implied by the Constitution with which states cannot interfere

9. Gibbons v. Ogden
Established the federal government’s right to regulate interstate commerce

10. Monroe Doctrine 1. U.S. would not interfere in European affairs
2. U.S. would not interfere in colonies and states in Western Hemisphere
3. U.S. would not permit any further colonization in the Western Hemisphere
4. Any attempt by a European nation to take control of a nation in the Western Hemisphere would be seen as hostile towards the U.S.

11. Why did President Monroe believe it was necessary to create the Monroe Doctrine?  
To create a policy to ease tensions with Great Britain and formally address the possibility that other European nations might resume their efforts to colonize the Western Hemisphere

12. American System
A combination of government backed economic development and protective tariffs aimed at encouraging business growth
Championed by Henry Clay

13. What two new political parties emerged in the 1820s, and how did their views differ?
National Republicans
Supported the Jeffersonian spirit of improvement
Jacksonian Democrats
Supported Andrew Jackson’s ideas of limited government

14. Why might someone have supported John Quincy Adams in the 1824 election?
Son of President John Adams
Been in politics since 1803
Former senator
Served as a diplomat in Europe
Served as Secretary of State
Helped extend nation’s border to Rocky Mountains
Helped devise Monroe Doctrine

15. Why might someone have supported Henry Clay in the 1824 election?
Gifted speech maker
Desired to end slavery
Served in House of Representatives
Served as Senator
Speaker of the House

16. Why might someone have supported John C. Calhoun in the 1824 election?
Served in House of Representatives
President Monroe’s Secretary of War
Sponsored economic measures that helped unify the nation
Helped create
2nd bank of the U.S., a modernized navy, national road system, protective tariffs

18. Why might someone have supported Andrew Jackson in the 1824 election?
Served in Congress in the 1790s
Brilliant general
Gained fame for brilliance in War of 1812 and attack on Seminole Indians in Florida
Colorful Personality

19. What was the corrupt bargain and who did it benefit?
1824- Jackson won the most votes in the electoral college, but not the needed majority
Adams came in second
According to the Constitution, the election goes to the House of Representatives in cases like this

20. Clay used his influence to swing enough voted to Adams to win
Adams then made Clay his Secretary of State