Nationalism Shapes Foreign Policy

How did the growing sense of nationalism contribute to the expansion of the United States?

Nationalism Secretary of State John Quincy Adams

Son of John Adams-similar in demeanor

Proved to be one of the great secretaries of state

Will work to settle the issues the

Treaty of Ghent did not settle

from war with Britain

Treaties with Britain Rush-Bagot Treaty (1817)- limit naval presence on the Great Lakes

One vessel each on Lake Ontario and Lake Champlain Two each on the other lakes

Convention of 1818- established official boundary of northern Louisiana Territory and British North America (Canada) at the 49th parallel & share the Newfoundland fisheries; joint ten year occupation of Oregon country

Where to next? After these two agreements there remained one piece of outstanding

territory. What was that territory? SPANISH FLORIDA

Adams-Onis Treaty- AKA Transcontinental Treaty; Spain ceded Florida & claims of Oregon; American abandoned claims of Texas, and western boundary of Louisiana was made to run zig zag along Rockies to the 42nd parallel and turn west to the Pacific

Activity With a partner, read pages 252-255 and text and answer questions on

Monroe Doctrine

Be ready to discuss