Effect of Territorial Expansion on National Unity 1800-1850

Between 1800 and 1823 the Louisiana Purchase and the Treaty of 1818 boosted national unity. First, the Louisiana Purchase boosted unity because it helped spur the Era of Good Feelings and it displayed Western loyalty. The 1803 Louisiana Purchase helped spur the Era of Good Feelings because it marked the beginning of the downfall of the Federalists. The Federalists opposed expansion because they feared that new territories would drain off their New England population and compete with New England economically, which would decrease their potency in America. When the Louisiana Purchase was made in 1803, the Federalists suffered a huge defeat and were reduced to mere sectionalists. Now the Jeffersonian Democrats were clearly becoming America’s dominant party in the early 1800’s. Because of the

unity, while the Monroe Doctrine in 1823 boosted unity. After 1823, though, national unity deteriorated because of rising sectional tensions. Missouri’s admission as a slave state, the annexation of Texas, the Mexican Cession, and California’s admission all dealt with the slavery issue. Ultimately, the slavery issue would provoke America’s peak moment of national disunity - the Civil War.

Between 1819 and 1850 the Louisiana Purchase, annexation of Texas, Mexican

Between 1800 and 1823, national unity prevailed. The 1803 Louisiana Purchase and the Treaty of 1818 displayed the unity shared across America. During this time,

on the Texas issue, expecially in Congress. Then, the 1848 Mexican Cession further

Purchase had a positive effect on unity as mentioned before, it had a negative effect

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