Expansion and its connect to the Civil War
Growth upsets the balance...
Constitutional Uncertainty-
*Limits of Federal Powers was uncertain.
Expansion, Politics and Economics-
*Already major issue in the 1820s.
*Very top-down
Social reform movements-
*Grass roots movement that influences government.
*As a movement really gains in the 1840s.
Nationalism (1810-1820's)
*National interests and national unity placed ahead of regional concerns.
Supreme Court decisions strengthen Federal Government.
American System Economic Plan-
*Tax imports, use money to build transportation routes.
There was a balance of power.
Sectionalism-
*Placing regional interests ahead of national interests.
-Especially North vs. South.
-Economic interests play a key role.
Government taxed manufactured goods.
Used money to build roads in the north.
Tariff of Abominations-
Huge Tax on manufactured goods (1828)
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