TAP 233 & 234, 238, 239, 278-306, 340-8
Politics & Power:
1. Institution of Tariff of 1816
a. Designed to protect America, the first tariff of its kind not intended for revenue gains
2. Madison rejects handouts
a. Deemed unconstitutional, Madison rejected the proposal for the handouts that would allow for the new transportation system. The rejection of the handouts led to workarounds involving each state having to venture into these projects unaided federally.
3. Federalism dies
a. America by this time has moved past the views of federalism, favoring Republicanism, leading to America being a one-partied nation for years
4. Irish in American politics
a. The American political system attracted the Gaelic expatriates, and the Irish gained control of full police forces and, notably, New York’s Tammany Hall
Work, Exchange & Technology:
1. Nationalism manifested itself in manufacturing
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Early 1800s serve as a time of exponential invention and discovery
a. Patenting was brought about during this period, and leapt from 300 new patents from 1790 to 1800 to over 28,000 between 1828-38
Culture:
1. Monroe symbolizes changing times in America, ushers in Era of Good Feelings
a. Monroe embodies the culture of not only the Founding Fathers, but the new and blooming spirit of Nationalism sweeping America. He visits New England where he is welcomed with open arms, despite his political standings and their opposing views to New Englanders’
2. Religion and education divided the settlers
a. Northerners disdainfully viewed the Southerners, who apparently had no interest in self-betterment or education of the youth. Southerners preferred the Baptist and Methodist churches over the Northerners’ taste for well-educated Presbyterian ministers
3. Cultural differences reached radical extremes
a. The southern counties of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, where settlers had first laid stake, harbored sympathizers for the Southern Cause, eventually becoming a stronghold for the KKK to take