of the national government expanded greatly as a result of Hamilton’s economic policies‚ Marshall Supreme Court decisions‚ Henry Clay’s American System‚ and territorial acquisitions. Although many of these programs ultimately sowed the seed of sectionalism‚ the net result was a more powerful national government by 1820. One main proponent of a strong federal government was Alexander Hamilton‚ who served under George Washington as secretary of treasury. In this position Hamilton made economic policies
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North and South The United States of America‚ the great democratic experiment‚ was just that. Not since the great Greek culture had a government of‚ for‚ and by the people existed. The entire world felt‚ that on a large scale‚ democracy would inevitably lead to anarchy; our founding fathers were determined to prove them wrong. But as the political stand off with the British became a secession issue‚ a great issue split the future nation. Slavery‚ a southern necessity‚ both social and economic‚ threatened
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Sectionalism is how America is divided in half because of their opinions and views of slavery. The North and the South have two very differing views when it comes to economics‚ political stance and social class. When it come to economics the South built its economy through the use of farming and slaves. They produced products by cultivating crops and farming the land. The more slaves a landowner acquired the bigger the plantation and wealthier they became. The south had what we call a Farmer’s
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shared goal laid the foundation for the forces of nationalism and sectionalism in the US. The two opposing forces worked hand-in-hand to manipulate Americans’ views of one another and the American political and economic systems‚ though the force of sectionalism outweighed the force of nationalism in the US. In the nineteenth century especially‚ there were many events and trends that facilitated the forces of nationalism and sectionalism‚ including wars‚ like the American Civil War‚ institutions‚ like
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In American History we are currently studying the concept of sectionalism. Sectionalism is a division within a country based on regional beliefs and interests. In the early to mid 1800’s‚ sectionalism in America grew as slavery divided in the Nation. Slavery was ignored‚ compromised‚ and argues about but the states until the conflict drove our country in the Civil War. Although regional differences are not distinct these days‚ many issues are currently causing division among the states and people
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Washington had strong objections to sectionalism. He believed that if states acted only independently then the United States would be weaker as a whole. Each area of the country had specific advantages for keeping a close relationship with the other three areas. The biggest advantages had to do with resources‚ security and less tension within the union. Each area had specific resources to offer the other areas. For example‚ the North had manufactured goods and the South had agricultural goods. Working
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Jefferson did not present his candidacy for a third presidential period‚ but he helped elect the Democratic-Republican candidate from Virginia‚ James Madison‚ as president in 1808. Madison was the 4th president who also presided for two periods‚ from 1809 to 1817. During these years he had to confront serious problems. The worst of them was the continuous confrontations with Great Britain. Neither English nor French were in disposition to cede to American petitions. The United States wanted to have
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Change occurs in every time period. Today Americans work and communicate faster through home computers and cell phones than they did thirty years earlier. Change also occurred early in the nineteenth century. After General Andrew Jackson led the United States victory at New Orleans‚ nationalism increased and Americans looked forward with confidence to a future filled with changes. They would not be disappointed. The years after the War of 1812 produced great economic and political changes. The economic
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was created in 1820 to put an end to the conflict between the slave and non-slave states‚ however‚ it only caused the conflict to worsen. The dispute began to get worse and worse‚ eventually making the sectionalism between the North and South increase. The Missouri Compromise ignited sectionalism within the United States‚ which further contributed to a terrible War. In 1820‚ Missouri was petitioning to become a slave state‚ however‚ the imbalance of power in the south was unthinkable. Henry Clay
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happened‚ and led to it becoming a major turning point in US history. Americans have struggled with sectionalism since the colonial days‚ as seen in the issue of slavery and states rights‚ and the passing of documents and compromises such as the Articles of Confederation in an attempt to unify the colonies. During the period around the Civil War‚ the universal idea of manifest destiny reignited sectionalism between states because of arguments over whether to admit new lands in the West as slave or
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