Nationalism/Sectionalism

The Hartford Convention was an event during the  War of 1812  in which  New England 's opposition to the war reached its peak.  Thomas J...

The American System, originally called "The American Way", was a  mercantilist  economic plan that played a prominent role in  Ame...

The Monroe Doctrine stated that further efforts by European nations to colonize land or interfere with states in North or South America woul...

The Missouri Compromise was an agreement passed in 1820 between the  pro-slavery  and  anti-slavery  factions in the  United States Congress...

After the votes were counted in the  U.S. presidential election of 1824 , no candidate had received a majority of the Presidential Electoral...

Enacted on July 14, 1832, this was referred to as a protectionist tariff in the United states. The purpose of this tariff was to act as reme...

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is the  peace treaty , largely dictated by the  United States  to the  interim  government of a  militarily ...

The Fugitive Slave Law or Fugitive Slave Act was passed as part of the  Compromise of 1850  between  Southern   slave holding  interests and...

The 1860 Democratic National Convention was one of the crucial events in the lead-up to the  American Civil War . Following a fragmented off...

The Compromise of 1877 refers to a purported informal, unwritten deal that settled the disputed  1876 U.S. Presidential election  and ended ...