CHAPTER 12.2 – The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism
The Second War for American Independence
 consequences of the War of 1812:
o effect on sectionalism
o war heroes
o effect on Indians
o manufacturing
o Canadian nationalism
 Rush-Bagot Agreement 1817
Nascent Nationalism
 literature/painting
nationalism
 nationalistic spirit
o BUS
o capital
o army/navy
“The American System”
 BR “dumping” of goods
 Tariff of 1816/rates
 Henry Clay’s American System (describe)
 internal improvement bill/Madison’s veto
Infrastructure
 Erie Canal
 New England’s reason for opposition
The So-Called Era of Good Feelings
 Monroe
“Era of Good Feelings”
 goodwill tour
 bad feelings during the era of good feelings:
The Panic of 1819 and the Curse of Hard Times
 1819 economic panic
Speculation
 cause of panic
 BUS actions
 debtors
“wildcat banks”
CHAPTER 12.2 – The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism
Growing Pains of the West
 causes of expansion
o Cumberland Road
 Land Act of 1820
Slavery and the Sectional Balance
 Missouri
 Tallmadge Amendment
 sectional balancing act
o Southern fear
Answer: Why was Missouri's request for statehood so explosive?
The Uneasy Missouri Compromise
 Missouri Compromise provisions (1820)
 election of 1820
 “firebell in the night” (pg. 246 quote)
“peculiar
institution”