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    early 1800s many different events were happening to contribute to America's situation of nationalism and sectionalism. One example of nationalism is the war of 1812. This war showed nationalism because they went against great britain the greatest naval power in the world, at the time, and won. So it gained a lot of national pride.it also ended the impressment of american sailors. One example of sectionalism is shown in document one and it is basically saying america

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    The Era of Good Feeling: The Effects and Consequences of Nationalism and Sectionalism  In  1815, shortly before the start of James Monroe’s presidency and after the War of  1812,  a  historical  period   known  as  the  “Era  of  Good  Feeling”  commenced  in  America.  However,  though  the  name  of  this  age  alone  insinuated  a  time  of  unity  and  prosperity  within  the  nation,  sectionalism  became  an  unequivocal  dilemma  that  seeped  through  the  government’s  attempts in  promoting nationalism, and ultimately divided the country

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    In the early 1800s, the North began to industrialize and the South relied more heavily on growing cotton. At the same time, a rising sense of nationalism pulled people from different regions together. Nationalism is a feeling of pride, loyalty, and protectiveness toward your country. Sectionalism was when people had a feeling of pride in a small region or part of a nation. The War of 1812 sent a wave of nationalist feeling through the United States. Representative Henry Clay, from Kentucky, was a

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    Nelson HIS 131-4201 17 April 2017 Balancing Nationalism and Sectionalism (1815-1840) In the early nineteenth century, the North began to industrialize with new types of machinery and technology, and the South heavily depended on the production of cotton due to its high profit and demand. During this time, the act of nationalism and sectionalism created issues amongst the population. According to the document “Nationalism and Sectionalism,” nationalism is “a feeling of pride, loyalty, and protectiveness

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    between the forces of Nationalism and Sectionalism? During the course of American History, and especially after the War for Independence, Nationalism and Sectionalism contributed and interacted with each other to shape the development of the United States of America. These two ideologies are the inverse of one another. When sectionalism is strong, nationalism is weak. When Nationalism is strong, sectionalism is weak. While sectionalism and nationalism work off of each other, nationalism has always prevailed

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    DBQ # 2 Nationalism v. Sectionalism “Era of Good Feelings” The years following the War of 1812 became known as the “era of good feelings”. During this time you see the expansion of nationalism within the United States. It started mainly in the 1816 shortly before Monroe took office, and lasted until the end of his Presidency in the year of 1824. Before the “era of good feelings” there were certain events taking place that will lead up to this era. The first of these is the acquired land

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    After the war of 1812, there was a strong sense of nationalism since the young United States had won a war against the powerful British Army. However, the loss of thousands of southern slaves and the British embargo led both the north and the south to lament over the cost of the war. The time period from 1815 – 1825 that some historians call the era of good feelings was not as positive a time period as the title implies; factions ran rampant on the verge of causing an implosion for our country’s

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    states’ different styles of life and their shared goal laid the foundation for the forces of nationalism and sectionalism in the US. The two opposing forces worked hand-in-hand to manipulate Americans’ views of one another and the American political and economic systems, though the force of sectionalism outweighed the force of nationalism

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    labeled the period after the War of 1812 the "Era of good feelings". Although Nationalism did exist between regions of the United States, this was just a façade. Underneath this so-called nationalism there was a great deal of regionalism also known as sectionalism. Due to this great amount of sectionalism, the different way of living, the beliefs of tariffs and slavery brought the country to divide. There existed nationalism during "The Era of Good Feelings". During the 4th of July everybody celebrated

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    Sectionalism and Nationalism In the United States of America Did you know what nationalism or Sectionalism is? Well ill tell you! Sectionalism is when people in a country feel loyalty or pride to a certain section of their country. Nationalism is when the people of a certain country feel pride and or loyalty to their country as a whole. In the early 1800’s, the U.S. was divided by sectionalism, but was also united by nationalism. The Missouri Compromise is a good example of nationalism. The Missouri

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