First steps to Individualization
In 1803 to 1815, many wars were fought by and against France under the command of the French emperor Napoleon. These wars threatened the European monarchies, so soon after Napoleon’s fall, all major european powers, even Russia and Great Britain, formed an alliance later known as the Concert of Europe.Their goals were to keep the peace in Europe, and suppress the idea of revolution.
In the same frame of time, revolutions were breaking out in South America, for colonies began to declare independence from Spain. Thought the United States said they declared neutrality, they secretly supplied rebels with ships and supplies. In 1822 The USA was the first to give Diplomatic Recognition to the new nations. President Monroe was the president at the time. Yet, both Great Britain and the USA were worried of France sending troops to reconquer Spain’s new colonies.
Separately, John Quincy Adams, Monroe’s secretary of state, was worried of territorial invasion threats from European nations, such as Russia, who owned much of the Pacific Coast of North America. Adams wanted to put America’s foot down to stand up to the monarchs of Europe. He stated “American continents are no longer for any new European colonial establishments.” In addition, he asserted the Untied States will act on it’s own, in place of following others like “a rowboat in the wake of a British man-of-war.” Those brave words led to the terms established in the Monroe Doctrine, which officially laid out America to be off limits to European colonization.
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Culture in America
Making and establishing the Monroe Doctrine was a bold move, even for america. Taking into account how young a country America was, and it’s low population, less than 10 million, the Monroe Doctrine was a very risky move. Despite the low population and youth, however, America was growing rapidly.
Shortly after fencing themselves from other nations as they said they would in the Doctrine, america began to slowly develop new cultures, instead of imitating those of other nations, which they had done for years before. New cultures included art, language, music, food, clothing, and other aspects of daily life. The rise of a new american culture in the 1800s was vital to the development of the country for it influenced the life of modern america. One insightful observer of this was French philosopher Alexis de Tocqueville. He stated in his book Democracy in America that America was the “land of improvement,” “seemingly nothing is permanent,” and that ”all change is seen as improvement.”
In 1803 to 1815, many wars were fought by and against France under the command of the French emperor Napoleon. These wars threatened the European monarchies, so soon after Napoleon’s fall, all major european powers, even Russia and Great Britain, formed an alliance later known as the Concert of Europe.Their goals were to keep the peace in Europe, and suppress the idea of revolution.
In the same frame of time, revolutions were breaking out in South America, for colonies began to declare independence from Spain. Thought the United States said they declared neutrality, they secretly supplied rebels with ships and supplies. In 1822 The USA was the first to give Diplomatic Recognition to the new nations. President Monroe was the president at the time. Yet, both Great Britain and the USA were worried of France sending troops to reconquer Spain’s new colonies.
Separately, John Quincy Adams, Monroe’s secretary of state, was worried of territorial invasion threats from European nations, such as Russia, who owned much of the Pacific Coast of North America. Adams wanted to put America’s foot down to stand up to the monarchs of Europe. He stated “American continents are no longer for any new European colonial establishments.” In addition, he asserted the Untied States will act on it’s own, in place of following others like “a rowboat in the wake of a British man-of-war.” Those brave words led to the terms established in the Monroe Doctrine, which officially laid out America to be off limits to European colonization.
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Culture in America
Making and establishing the Monroe Doctrine was a bold move, even for america. Taking into account how young a country America was, and it’s low population, less than 10 million, the Monroe Doctrine was a very risky move. Despite the low population and youth, however, America was growing rapidly.
Shortly after fencing themselves from other nations as they said they would in the Doctrine, america began to slowly develop new cultures, instead of imitating those of other nations, which they had done for years before. New cultures included art, language, music, food, clothing, and other aspects of daily life. The rise of a new american culture in the 1800s was vital to the development of the country for it influenced the life of modern america. One insightful observer of this was French philosopher Alexis de Tocqueville. He stated in his book Democracy in America that America was the “land of improvement,” “seemingly nothing is permanent,” and that ”all change is seen as improvement.”
Nationalism’s Influence on Domestic Policy
Nationalism was an incredibly important idea in the 1800s when it first came about. Nationalism is the belief that the interests of regions or other countries are less important than that of the country as a whole. Sectionalism is almost the exact opposite, which is the belief of one section, or region, is more important than the country. Both ideals soon became reflected in political business.
This reflection of ideals is shown in two important court rulings made by John Marshal. McCulloch vs. Maryland is the first ruling, which pitted the state of Maryland against the entire national government. In short, a national bank was sought to be created for the use of the entire country, but state established banks resented competition. In 1818, a tax was established on the Baltimore branch of this national government, but one bank officer named James McCulloch refused to pay this tax. The conclusion was the taxation of the banks was unconstitutional, for if they had the power to tax banks, they had the power to destroy them, which defeated “all ends of the government.”
The second case nationalism came into play was named Gibbons vs. Odgen, which was also ruled by John Marshal. The case involved the cutting edge technology of the time, steamboats, and two salesmen of them. Aaron Odgen and Thomas Gibbon both sold the machine in New York, but Aaron Odgen did not have license to sell his. Thomas Gibbon sued, and the case went to court. Because Marshall was licensed by the national government, the national court ruled in his favor. Marshal uttered that the ruling was so because National law was above State law, and that the constitution gave national government the right to regulate interstate commerce. In both these cases, Nationalism triumphed over Sectionalism.
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ADDITIONAL TERM TO KNOW THAT DIDN’T REALLY NEED TO BE THREE PARAGRAPHS LONG SO I SHORTENED IT
The Missouri Compromise was the final agreement after the uproar of Missouri Territory applying to join the union. In 1819, there were 22 states, half of them slave states. This exact number of slave and non slave states gave balance in US Senate representation. The solution was to have Missouri admitted as a slave state and to have Maine admitted as a free state. This would keep the peace, and balance.
Nationalism was an incredibly important idea in the 1800s when it first came about. Nationalism is the belief that the interests of regions or other countries are less important than that of the country as a whole. Sectionalism is almost the exact opposite, which is the belief of one section, or region, is more important than the country. Both ideals soon became reflected in political business.
This reflection of ideals is shown in two important court rulings made by John Marshal. McCulloch vs. Maryland is the first ruling, which pitted the state of Maryland against the entire national government. In short, a national bank was sought to be created for the use of the entire country, but state established banks resented competition. In 1818, a tax was established on the Baltimore branch of this national government, but one bank officer named James McCulloch refused to pay this tax. The conclusion was the taxation of the banks was unconstitutional, for if they had the power to tax banks, they had the power to destroy them, which defeated “all ends of the government.”
The second case nationalism came into play was named Gibbons vs. Odgen, which was also ruled by John Marshal. The case involved the cutting edge technology of the time, steamboats, and two salesmen of them. Aaron Odgen and Thomas Gibbon both sold the machine in New York, but Aaron Odgen did not have license to sell his. Thomas Gibbon sued, and the case went to court. Because Marshall was licensed by the national government, the national court ruled in his favor. Marshal uttered that the ruling was so because National law was above State law, and that the constitution gave national government the right to regulate interstate commerce. In both these cases, Nationalism triumphed over Sectionalism.
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ADDITIONAL TERM TO KNOW THAT DIDN’T REALLY NEED TO BE THREE PARAGRAPHS LONG SO I SHORTENED IT
The Missouri Compromise was the final agreement after the uproar of Missouri Territory applying to join the union. In 1819, there were 22 states, half of them slave states. This exact number of slave and non slave states gave balance in US Senate representation. The solution was to have Missouri admitted as a slave state and to have Maine admitted as a free state. This would keep the peace, and balance.