Varieties of American Nationalism 1815-1828

Brinkley Chapter 8

Pgs 214-228

“Varieties of American Nationalism” 1815-1828

Essay Prompts:

1. The Supreme Court established many of the most fundamental principles of American Constitutional law under the authority of Chief Justice John Marshall. Using the documents below and your knowledge of the court cases, define these basic principles. (See DBQ Justice Marshall)

1. The Era of Good Feeling (1816-1824) marked the appearance of issues that transformed American politics in the next 20 years. Assess the validity of this generalization.

1. How did Two of the following contribute to the reemergence of a two party system in the period 1820 to 1840?

Major political personalities States’ rights Economic issues

1. Discuss the impact of the “transportation revolution,” 1820 – 1860, on the U.S.

Review the following Supreme Court Cases:

Marbury v. Madison, United States v. Peters 1809, Fletcher v. Peck 1810, McCulloch v. Maryland 1819, Dartmouth College v. Woodward 1819, Cohens v. Virginia 1821, Gibbons v. Ogden 1824, Foster & Elam v. Neilson 1829,

Key Terms to Memorize:

Brinkley Chapter 8

Pgs 214-231

“Varieties of American Nationalism”

Specifics of Chapter:

1.Growing Economy is a large part of this period- what area did the Economy grow?

2.Transportation is a key element of post 1800 period, what are the issues?

3.Skip to pages 220 “Era of Good Feelings” –why do they call it the Era of Good Feelings?

4.What are the basic characteristics of the Era of Good Feelings?

5.How is the Panic of 1819 indicative of Sectional issues?

6.Copy the Map of the Missouri Compromise on Page 224

7.Outline the stipulations of the Missouri Compromise- who, what, why…

8.Outline the relationship between the Monroe Doctrine and Latin America.

9.Outline the evolution of the 2nd Party System- include the Election 1824 and the Corrupt Bargain. (this is really important!)

10.Summarize the Election of 1828 what was significant?