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Chapter 8: Varieties of American Nationalism


Objectives

Objectives

A thorough study of Chapter Eight should enable the student to understand:

1. The effects of the War of 1812 on banking, shipping, farming, industry, and transportation.

2. The "era of good feelings" as a transitional period.

3. The causes of the Panic of 1819, and the effects of the subsequent depression on politics and the economy.

4. The arguments advanced by North and South during the debates over the admission of Missouri, and how they were to influence sectional attitudes.

5. The ways in which the status of the federal judiciary was changed by the Marshall Court, and how the Court's decisions altered the relationships between the federal government and the states and the federal government and business.

6. The reasons why President James Monroe announced his "doctrine" in 1823, and its impact on international relations at the time.

7. Presidental politics in the "era of good feelings," and how they altered the political system.

8. The frustrations experienced by John Quincy Adams during his term as president.

9. The reasons why Andrew Jackson was elected in 1828, and the significance of his victory.


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