1. Objective 2.04 Assess political events, issues, and personalities that contributed to sectionalism and nationalism

2. Henry Clay Founder of the Whig Party, opponent of Andrew Jackson, “Great Compromiser”, American System

3. American System Idea from Henry Clay, tariff would pay for internal improvements in the US such as railroads, roads, and canals, wanted to tie the country together so that each section of the country could work together for the good of the whole country

4. Panic of 1819 1st major financial crisis in the US, banks, fail, people are unemployed, and businesses are going bankrupt

5. McCulloch vs. Maryland Supreme Court rules that the state of Maryland can not tax the National Bank, upholds the power of the federal government over the state governments

6. Election of 1824 John Quincy Adams is elected President over Andrew Jackson by Congress led by Henry Clay

7. Corrupt Bargain Henry Clay becomes Secretary of State after John Quincy Adams becomes President

8. Spoils System “To the victor goes the spoils”

9. Tariff of Abomination 1828 protective tariff, the North wanted it to protect their manufactured goods, the South did not want it because they had to pay the majority of the tax when they imported goods from Great Britain and France

10. South Carolina Nullification Crisis John C. Calhoun and his state declare that they refuse to pay a tariff on imported goods, they declare that the tariff of 1828 unfairly targets the South and therefore is void

11. Election of 1832 Andrew Jackson runs for re-election against Henry Clay and wins easily, shows country’s support for Jacksonian Democracy

12. Pet Banks State Banks selected by Andrew Jackson as a part of the spoils system, Federal monies are placed in these State Banks instead of the Bank of the US

13. Election of 1840 Martin Van Buren is defeated by William Henry Harrison for the Presidency bringing the Jacksonian Era to an end

14. Nat Turner’s Rebellion Violent Slave rebellion that changes the way that the North and the South view slavery, brings about tougher slave codes and a new Fugitive Slave Law

15. Monroe Doctrine Don’t interfere with the Western Hemisphere