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Nationalism v. Sectionalism Topics

Cotton Gin

Gibbons vs. Ogden

Adams-Onis Treaty

Who- A treaty singed by U.S. Secretary of State John Quincy Adams and Spanish minister Luis de Onis

What- A treaty settling peace between border arguments between American and Spain.(example of sectionalism)

When- 1819

Where- Florida, U.S.A

Why- American settlers started to expand down to the Florida Territory that was controlled by Spain. The problem was that the settlers refused to follow Spain's laws and rules. So Spain gave up Florida to the U.S.

Who- Thomas Gibbons, a steamboat trader, sued Aaron Ogden, who had a steamboat monopoly business.

What- The court case of Gibbons vs. Ogden (example of nationalism)

When- 1824

Where- New York, U.S.A

Why- This court case extended the commerce clause in the U.S. Constitution and ruled that when there is a problem between the state and federal laws, the federal government side always wins.

Who- Invented by Eli Whitney

What- The cotton gin (example of sectionalism)

When- March 14th, 1794

Where- Georgia, U.S.A

Why- This invention made cotton production easier and faster. This resulted in needing more slaves to produce cotton so they can stay with the pace of the cotton gin.

Erie Canal

American System

Who- New York Governor DeWitt Clinton repeatedly encouraged the construction of this.

What- The Erie Canal (an example of sectionalism)

When- Built between 1817-1825

Where- Runs from Albany, New York, across the Hudson River, to Buffalo, New York at Lake Erie.

Why- This canal made trading faster for people so they do not have to go by land.

Who- Created by Henry Clay

What- The American System (an example of nationalism)

When- Following the War of 1812

Where- Benefited the east and improved growth in the south and west of America

Why- This was created to encourage manufacturing and increase revenue in America. The goals of this system to have tax on imports, establish a national bank, and build transportation systems.

Nationalism

Steamboat

This term is defined as having loyalty to your nation as a whole. People who carry out nationalism based their actions off of benefiting their country as a whole.

Who- Invented by Robert Fulton

What- The steamboat (an example of nationalism

When- On August 17th, 1807

Where- New York, U.S.A

Why- This invention made trading on the water routes faster for ships travel across America.

Sectionalism

McCulloch vs. Maryland

This term is defined as having loyalty to only a certain regions of the country. These people try any way to avoid having their state's power taken away,

Railroads

Missouri Compromise

Who- The state of Maryland sued a worker of the Baltimore branch of the Bank of the United States, Andrew McCulloch.

What- The court case of McCulloch vs. Maryland. (example of nationalism)

When- 1819

Where- Maryland, U.S.A

Why- Andrew McCulloch refused to pay the tax Maryland put on everyone who lived in Maryland but did business with an out-of-state bank. This case ruled that the state did not have the power to tax the federal government.

Who- Proposed by Henry Clay

What- The Missouri Compromise (an example of nationalism)

When- 1820

Where- Created in the United States Congress

Why- This compromise entered Missouri as a slave state in the Union and Main as a free state. It also divided the Louisiana Territory into two parts- the northern part as free and southern part as slave.

Who- Original inventor was George Stephenson from Great Britain in 1814; but Colonel John Stevens considered the father of American railroads.

What- A steam locomotive capable of pulling many passenger cars- a railroad (an example of nationalism)

When- 1825

Where- Hoboken, New Jersey

Why- This invention allowed people to move to the west from the east way faster than by horse and carriage.

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