... own perspectives. Document B discusses the wonders that the growth of nationalism has done for the Union. John Calhoun writes that before the war, the Republic was in a state of disunion. He then goes on to say that the republic should bind together to conquer space. (Doc B). The celebration of July 4th 1819 after the Republicans had won the Battle of New Orleans (Doc C) shows a great deal of nationalism and self ... pride. Thomas Jefferson wrote in a letter to John Randolph that he once considered sectionalism to be the death of the union, but it was a reprieve, not a final ... one un...

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... it on May 20th of that year. This ordinance stated that the territories between the Appalachians and the Mississippi were to be divided into square townships six miles on a side. These townships were then to be divided into thirty-six sections each being one square mile in size. In order to raise money, the government was to auction off this land for no less than one ... government and one was to be set aside for the purpose of public education (Weinstein, pg. 115). Jefferson's plan had its flaws however. The division of the land proved to be inefficient because a great deal of the land...

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