American History: A Survey (Brinkley), 13th Edition

Chapter 8: VARIETIES OF AMERICAN NATIONALISM

Primary Sources

1
One of the issues that led to the revival of the two-party system was the protective tariff. Henry Clay emerged as a champion of the tariff and made it a critical part of his American System. Below is an excerpt from an 1824 speech by Clay. How does he appeal to the nationalistic sentiments of the period to draw support for his cause? How does he answer the criticism that a protective tariff helps some at the expense of others? In what way does he attempt to neutralize southern opposition to the plan? Do you think the South will accept his argument?

Henry Clay

2
Here is Henry Clay's famous Missouri Compromise, the blueprint for resolving sectional controversy for a generation and the first feather in the cap of the "Great Conciliator." How does Clay succeed in defusing the sectional crisis, and what do both sides of the issue get under the provisions of the Compromise?

http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?doc=22&page=transcript

3
The Monroe Doctrine became one of the crucial foundations of American foreign policy over the next century. What is the occasion for Monroe's articulation of this doctrine, and what are the circumstances motivating its adoption? What are the reasons used by Monroe to justify this foreign policy pronouncement, and how do they relate to arguments made during the revolutionary and early republic periods?

http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=23&page=transcript

4
Here are Chief Justice Marshall's decisions in McCulloch v. Maryland and Gibbon v. Ogden. What powers are being delegated to the federal government under these decision? What consequences do these conclusions have on the broader principles of federalism and the separation of powers? How do these cases fit in the patterns of nationalism and sectionalism during this time?

http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?doc=21&page=transcript

http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?doc=24&page=transcript

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