State had given navigation monopoly which controlled waterways in NY. Court ruled monopoly unconstitutional because states cannot control trade. Significance of Ruling: 1824 gave the national government undisputed control over interstate commerce …This freed internal transportation from state restraint. (year in AMSCO is typo, it’s 1824) Explain why these decisions are “landmark.”
Western Settlement and the Missouri Compromise, pp 154-157 Key Concepts & Main Ideas Notes Analysis The American acquisition of lands in the West gave rise to a contest over the extension of slavery into the western territories as well as a series of attempts at national compromise Whites living on the frontier tended to champion expansion efforts, while resistance by American Indians led to a sequence of wars and federal efforts to control American Indian populations. The 1820 Missouri Compromise created a truce over the issue of slavery that gradually broke down as confrontations over slavery became increasingly bitter. As over- cultivation depleted arable land in the Southeast, slaveholders relocated their agricultural enterprises to the new Southwest, increasing sectional tensions over the institution of slavery and sparking a broad scale debate about how to set national goals, priorities, and strategies. Western Settlement and the Missouri Compromise… Reasons for Westward Movement… Acquisition of American Indians’ Economic Pressures… Improved Transportation… Immigrants… New Questions and Issues… 1. 2. 3. Missouri Compromise… Tallmadge Amendment… 1. 2. Clay’s Proposals… 1. 2. 3. Aftermath… To what extent was westward expansion responsible for increasing sectional conflict? Explain your answer. Explain how a 19th century America pioneer would view “acquiring American Indian land” as justifiable. Consider the culture clash of Americans and American-Indians. Support, refute, or modify the following statement: Henry Clay was the Great Pacificator and the Great Compromiser. Thomas Jefferson’s reaction to the Missouri Compromise included, "But, as it is, we have the wolf by the ear, and we can neither hold him, nor safely let him go. Justice is in one scale, and self-preservation in the other." (recorded at his home, Monticello, Virginia, 22 April 1820) Explain the point Jefferson is making. Did he see the Missouri Compromise as a success?
Foreign Policy Continued… Key Concepts & Main Ideas Notes Analysis U.S. interest in increasing foreign trade, expanding its national borders, and isolating itself from European conflicts shaped the nation’s foreign policy and spurred government and private initiatives. The U.S. sought dominance over the North American continent through a variety of means, including military actions, judicial decisions, and diplomatic efforts. The Monroe Doctrine… British Initiatives… American Response 1. 2. The Doctrine… Impact… With the issuance of the Monroe Doctrine, was America a power? Explain your reasoning. 5. A National Economy, pp 159-164… HEAVILY EMPHASIZED ON NEW FRAMEWORK! Key Concepts & Main Ideas Notes Analysis The economic changes caused by the market revolution had significant effects on migration patterns, gender and family relations, and the distribution of political power. A National Economy… Population Growth… Look at the graph on page 160. Compare the population in 1840 to the population in 1790. Go beyond the numbers.
A National Economy Continued… HEAVILY EMPHASIZED ON NEW FRAMEWORK! Key Concepts & Main Ideas Notes Analysis The economic changes caused by the market revolution had significant effects on migration patterns, gender and family relations, and the distribution of political The South remained politically, culturally, and ideologically distinct from the other sections, while continuing to rely on its exports to Europe for economic growth. The market revolution helped to widen a gap between rich and poor, shaped emerging middle and working classes, and caused an increasing separation between home and workplace, which led to dramatic transformations in gender and in family roles and expectations. Regional interests continued to trump national concerns as the basis for many political leaders’ positions on economic issues including slavery, the national bank, tariffs, and internal improvements. Commercial Agriculture… Land and Easy Credit… Markets… Cotton and the South… Effects of the Market Revolution… Women… Economic and Social Mobility… Slavery… Population of Enslaved African Americans Alexis de Tocqueville's theory of Democracy as communicated in Democracy in America (written in the 1830s) included the principle that democracy (and its success in terms of the nation) required equality of conditions and potential for mobility. To what extent did America have equality of conditions? Explain your answer. Explain why the Founders’ prediction that slavery would peter out and die failed to happen during the early 1800s. Had they known the future, would they have fought harder to end slavery in the 1770s and 1780s? Explain your rationale. Read Historical Perspectives on pp 165-166. Support or Refute the viewpoint that Thomas Jefferson inspired the Monroe Doctrine. Reading Guide written by Rebecca Richardson, Allen High School Sources include but are not limited to: 2015 edition of AMSCO’s United States History Preparing for the Advanced Placement Examination, College Board Advanced Placement United States History Framework, and other sources as cited in document and collected/adapted over 20 years of teaching and collaborating..