4.3 Politics and Regional Interests Flashcards
How did the War of 1812 put competing regional interests on full display?
Federalists fiercely opposed the War of 1812 so strongly that they threatened the secession of the New England territory
What weaknesses in the United States did the War of 1812 show?
- Without a National Bank the U.S. lacked a reliable source of credit to raise funds
- Showed how weak the infrastructure and transportation of the U.S. was making war mobilization challenging
What plan did Henry Clay propose to combat the problems the War of 1812 exposed in American society?
The American System
What was the set of systems proposed in the American System?
- Federally funded internal improvements to benefit farmers and merchants
- Federal tariffs
- 2nd Bank of the United States
Which two U.S. presidents in the 1800s reject the proposals for internal improvements because of regional differences?
Madison and Monroe
Why did Madison and Monroe not use federal funding to improve internal transportation?
- It was a federal outreach
- It would disadvantage the south
What year did the American Systems’ tariffs and bank get put in place?:
1816
What led to increased western expansion at the start of the 19th century?
- Cheap land hocked by the U.S.
- Improved roads and means of transportation
Why was the entry of Missouri as a state a tense proposition?
- It had the power to tip the balance of free states to slave states in favor of the north
- Tallmadge Amendment
What was the Tallmadge Amendment?
An amendment for Missouri’s application of statehood that would ban slavery in Missouri after 25 years
What was Southerners’ reaction to the Tallmadge Amendment?
Enraged and saw it as the beginning of eventual dissolution of slavery for all of the states
What was the Missouri Compromise/Compromise of 1820?
- Missouri would be admitted to the Union as a slave state
- Maine would be admitted to the union as a free state
- Established the 36 30’ line as the boundary for free states and slave states
