Reading Study Guide Chapter Section 3 (pages 354–359) 11 ...

1 BEFORE YOU READIn the last Section , you read about the spread of slavery in the this Section , you will learn how nationalism united the countryand how tensions continued between the North and the YOU READUse this diagram to take notes on the factors that contributed tofeelings of nationalism in the United States in the early ANDREGIONALGROWTH115 Copyright McDougal Littell 3 (pages 354 359)NameDateNationalism and Sectionalism11 Reading Study GuideTERMS & NAMES nationalismThe feeling of pride,loyalty, and protectiveness toward acountryHenry ClaySpeaker of the House ofRepresentatives and political leaderfrom KentuckyAmerican SystemClay s plan foreconomic developmentJames MonroePresident elected in 1816sectionalismLoyalty to the interestsof one s own region rather than tothe nation as a wholeMissouri CompromiseAgreementthat temporarily settled the issue ofslavery in the territoriesMonroe DoctrineWarning toEuropean nations not to interfere inthe AmericasNationalism Unites the Country (pages 354 355)

2 Whatwas the American System?In the early 1800s, a sense of nationalismpulledpeople of different regions in the United Statestogether. nationalism is a feeling of pride, loyalty, andprotectiveness toward a country. Congressman HenryClay,a strong nationalist, called for strengthening thecountry and unifying its regions. His plan theAmerican System included three Set up a protective tariff, a tax on foreign Set up a national bank with a single Improve the country s transportation What were three parts of the AmericanSystem?_____Roads and Canals (pages 355 356)Howwas transportation improved in the 1800s?Transportation in the United States improved in thefirst half of the 1800s.

3 In 1806, Congress funded aroad that eventually stretched from Cumberland,Maryland, west to Vandalia, building of canals improved watertransportation. The Erie Canal opened the upperOhio River valley and the Great Lakes region tosettlement and trade. It increased nationalism byuniting the the 1830s, steam-powered trains began tobe used for transportation. By 1850, there were morethan 9,000 miles of track across the United What was the impact of the Erie Canal?_____NationalismA Spirit of National Unity(page 356)Whatwas the Era of Good Feelings?As nationalism increased, people became more loyalto the federal government.

4 James Monroewon thepresidential election in 1816 by a large majority ofvotes. The lack of political differences led onenewspaper to call the times the Era of Good Monroe s term, several Supreme Courtdecisions strengthened the powers of the What was the effect of several SupremeCourt decisions?_____Settling National Boundaries (pages 356 357)Howdid borders expand?Feelings of nationalism also made leaders wantto extend the country s borders. An agreement withBritain helped to set the , relations with Spain were tense. The twonations disagreed on the boundaries of the LouisianaPurchase and the ownership of West slaves and pirates used Spanish-held EastFlorida as a refuge.

5 Also, the Seminoles of EastFlorida, a Native American tribe, raided whitesettlements in Georgia to get back their general Andrew Jackson invadedFlorida, Spain gave Florida to the United States in What caused tensions with Spain?_____Sectional Tensions Increase (pages 357 358)Howdid sectionalism help divide the country?Although nationalism helped to unite the country, sectionalism was dividing it. Sectionalismis loyaltyto the interests of your own region rather than to thenation as a whole. The interests of the North, South,and West were often in became a major issue when Missouriapplied for statehood in 1818. People in Missouriwanted slavery to be allowed there.

6 But this wouldchange the balance of 11 slave states and 11 free Why did Missouri s application forstatehood become a major issue?_____The Missouri Compromise; The MonroeDoctrine (pages 358 359)Howwas the Missouri issue settled?Henry Clay, the Speaker of the House, suggested thatMissouri be admitted as a slave state and Maine as afree state. His plan is known as the MissouriCompromise. It kept the balance of nation felt threatened for other reasons. SomeEuropean countries planned to help Spain andPortugal take back American colonies that hadbroken away. Also, Russian settlements reached fromAlaska almost to San Francisco.

7 In 1823, PresidentMonroe issued the Monroe was awarning to European countries not to set up any morecolonies in the What was the Missouri Compromise?_____116 CHAPTER11 SECTION3 Copyright McDougal Littell and sectionalism continu