clay calhoun webster and more

1. Calhoun, Clay and Webster
Era of Good Feeling
Adams Onis Treaty
Missouri Compromise
Monroe Doctrine

2. The Great Triumvirate
Clay, Calhoun, & WebsterClay, Calhoun, & Webster

3. • Between 1812
and 1850 had
more impact on
American
government than
any three
politicians in
American
history.
• none were ever
elected president
• they left a lasting
legacy on
American politics
The Great Triumvirate
Henry Clay John C Calhoun
Daniel Webster

4. Henry Clay
• Born 1777 in
Hanover County,
Virginia
• Studied law in
Richmond
• Joined the Bar in
1797 and moved
to Lexington,
Kentucky
• Supported West

5. The Great Compromiser

6. John C. Calhoun
• Born in 1782 in
Abbeville, South Carolina
• Graduated from Yale
• Became a lawyer
• Supported South

7. Champion of State’ Rights

8. Daniel Webster
• 1782 born in Salisbury,
New Hampshire
• Graduated from
Dartmouth College
• Admitted to the Bar in
1805
• Supported North

9. Defender of the Union

10. ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS
• The Era of Good Feelings was a period in
American history that started right after
the War of 1812. America had just beat
Britain for what would be the last time.
The Era of Good feelings lasted from
about 1817 to 1825. The time was
dominated by one political party,
the Democratic Republican Party.
James Monroe was elected twice with
little competition.

11. • During this time an industrial
revolution was starting in the north, ,
transportation improvements and the
implication of the American System
proposed by Henry Clay was underway.
The status of America was strengthened
as a whole. The economy was
strengthened by the American System,
new inventions, and transportation
improvements.

12. • For the first time people began to consider
themselves "Americans." Before this time
people had recognized their alliance to the
union, but still considered themselves
"Rhode Islanders" or "Virginians"; not
"Americans." This newfound pride to
belong to America is nationalism. In
addition, the improvements to the
American infrastructure during this
time is nationalism.

13. • Henry Clay’s planHenry Clay’s plan to to
make economy self-make economy self-
sufficientsufficient
• Protective tariffProtective tariff
– Protect American Protect American
business from foreign business from foreign
competitioncompetition
• National bankNational bank
– Promote a single national Promote a single national
currencycurrency
• InternalInternal
improvementsimprovements
– Gov’t funded projectsGov’t funded projects
– Focus on the Focus on the
transportationtransportation

14. • What is NATIONALISM?
• First, let’s define
NATION.
– A large group of people
united by common
descent, history, culture,
or language, living in a
particular area.
• NATIONALISM is
extreme loyalty or
devotion to your
nation (right or wrong).
• Why was nationalism on
the rise at this time in U.S.
history?
NATIONALISM:
AN “ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS”
REASONS:
•Success in War of
1812
•Nationalist economics:
Henry Clay’s American
System
•Boost in federal power
from Judiciary
•American art and
literature flourish

15. • What is SECTIONALISM?
• First, let’s define REGION.
– Part of a country or the
world having definable
characteristics but not
always fixed boundaries
• Some REASONS:
– Differing economies:
Industrial (North) vs.
Agricultural (South)
– Issues over slavery
– Differences in population
growth (Immigration )
– Development of cities in the
North
Sectionalism
SECTIONALISM is an
exaggerated devotion or
allegiance to the interests
of a region (the North vs.
the South).

16. Sectionalism –
Differences Between
the North and South
How did the North and South differ during
the early 1800s?

17. Sectional Differences Emerge
•Missouri Territory applies for statehood
•Why is this a problem?
•There are an equal number of slave/free states,
Missouri would tip the balance
•Henry Clay – Missouri
Compromise (1820)
•Missouri = slave
•Maine = free
(split from
Massachusetts)
•36-30 line:
north= free,
south = slave

18. Differences between North and South
Economy
Agricultural,
slaveryIndustrialized
North South

19. • Differences between North and South
Pop.
Growth
&
Citizens
-Lower population
-Slower population
growth
-Lower education
-Population grew
quickly
-Middle class
-Working class
-Immigrants face
prejudice
North South

20. • Differences between North and South
Cities,
Develop.,
&
Indust.
-Few large cities
-Limited regional
development
-Slavery spread,
plantations grow
-Industrialization
spread quickly
-Factories
-Cities grew
North South

21. 1825 – 1850:
often referred to as the
Age of Canals
Allowed farmers in these
regions to flow east &
people/manufactured
goods to go west
By 1830, N.Y.C. had a
population of over 200,000

22. Railroads & ExpansionRailroads & Expansion
• Development began
in the 1830’s
• First locomotive built
in 1830
• 3,000 miles of
railroad in 1840
• 31,000 miles of
railroad by 1860
• Important for
industrialization &
urbanization

23. • Federalists are almost
nonexistent
• President Monroe toured
the country while
President’s Mansion was
being rebuilt
– Not done since George
Washington and his visits
were celebrated
• Political differences fade
away
– Nationalism spread
– More trust in the federal
government

24. • Political
• John Quincy Adams (President Monroe’s Secretary
of State) promotes national expansion
• Adams-Onis Treaty
• US gains Florida from Spain,
open to settlement
• Monroe Doctrine
• Latin American nations gained
independence from European countries
• Warned European countries to stay out of Latin
America

25. Adams-Onís Treaty
Secretary of State John Quincy
Adams successfully negotiated terms
Andrew Jackson invaded FL to stop
Seminole raids in American territory
Jackson seized Spanish forts & created international issues
Stopped war & gave U.S. all of Florida & set boundary of TX

26. The Monroe Doctrine
• Dec. 1823
• President Monroe
said that the
Americas were
closed to further
colonization
• Warned
European
countries to stay
out of Latin
America

27. The Monroe Doctrine• Warned European
nations against
reestablishing colonies
• These actions would be
considered “dangerous
to our peace and safety”
• Promised that the U.S.
would stay out of
European affairs
• Similarities to George
Washington’s Farewell
Address- No Foreign
Alliances