Growth of New Ideas, early 1800s (Ch 10.3.1)

Growth of New Ideas, early 1800s (Ch 10.3.1)

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Growth of Nationalism

• Market revolution changed the way people traveled, worked, and did business.

• New developments led to a growth in "nationalism" - loyalty and devotion to your country

Some Developments Leading to Nationalism

• Congressmen Clay and Calhoun wanted tariffs (taxes) on imports to promote U.S. manufacturing

• Establish new National Bank

• Gov't subsidies (funds) and land grants to private companies to build railroads, canals, roads

Multiple Choice

How did Clay and Calhoun want to use the money raised by tariffs?

• lowering taxes on regular people

• supporting American manufacturing

American System

• "Tariffs on import goods, the establishment of the National Bank, and government subsidies became known as the American System."

• How do these changes - and building of roads, canals, railroads with gov't money - increase nationalism?

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Connecting the Country

Improving roads, canals, & railroads unite the country -- geographically and culturally

Growth of Nationalism

People around the country could travel and do business with other Americans -- spreading American culture and increasing pride in the whole country (not just your region)

Open Ended

Why do you think new roads and canals made Americans feel more united?

Multiple Choice

What was this development of tariffs, the National Bank, and government funds called?

• National System

• American System

• Unite America

Contrast Nationalism & Sectionalism

• NATIONalism is loyalty to your nation/country.

• SECTIONalism is identifying with and loyalty to your SECTION of the country (like the North or South)

Growth of Sectionalism

• During the early 1800s, sectionalism also grew in U.S.

• People wondered if they had much in common with Americans in other parts.

Reasons for Sectionalism

• Different economies in North and South

• Slavery

Multiple Choice

How were the Northern and Southern economies different?

• South was mostly farming (agriculture), and North was more industrial (factories & mills).

• There were many factories in the South, and the North focused on farming.

Differences Over Slavery

South was agricultural and relied on slavery to produce crops/goods. Northerners did not want slavery to spread (or continue).

Multiple Choice

What were the two main causes of sectionalism in the U.S. in early 1800s?

• different beliefs on religion

• different languages and currency/money

• different economies in regions and practice of slavery