James Monroe, John Marshall The Excellence of Our Institutions, 1817 - How Monroe s Presidency Became An Important Epoch in History of

When James Monroe became president in 1817, the United States urgently needed a national transportation system to connect new states and territories in the west with older states facing the Atlantic Ocean. In 1824, the Supreme Court declared that Congress had the power to regulate traffic on all navigable rivers and lakes in the United States. Congress began clearing obstructions from rivers, and these projects enabled steamboats to transform cross-country travel in the United States. This book explains how building a nationwide economic market was essential to secure the loyalty of geographically remote regions to the new republic. Aschenbrenner defends the activist role of President James Monroe (1817-1825) and Chief Justice John Marshall (1801-1835). Under their leadership, the federal government made national prosperity its 'Job One'. The market revolution transformed the daily lives of households and businesses in the United States and proved to Americans that they shared a common social and economic destiny. As Monroe declared at the conclusion of his Presidency: 'We find abundant cause to felicitate ourselves in the excellence of our institutions'.

List of contents

Introduction: ‘Destinies Beyond the Reach of Mortal Eye’ 1. ‘Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way’ 2. ‘To Adopt a System of Internal Improvement’ 3. ‘Powers to Create and to Preserve’ 4. ‘Captivating Improvements to Seduce Their Constituents’ 5. ‘There Is More Than One Mode of Accomplishing the End’ 6. ‘To Protect the Public Industry from Parasite Institutions’ 7. ‘An Important Epoch in the History of the Civilized World’

About the author

Peter J. Aschenbrenner is the National Convenor (US) for the International Commission for the History of Representative and Parliamentary Institutions and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

Summary

This book explains how building a nationwide economic market was essential to secure the loyalty of remote regions to the new republic. It defends the activist role of Monroe and Marshall, and shows how under their leadership, the federal government made national prosperity its "Job One".

Product details

• Authors: Peter J. Aschenbrenner, Peter J. (International Commission Aschenbrenner, Peter J. (International Commission for the History of Representative and Parliamentary Institutions) Aschenbrenner, Aschenbrenner Peter J.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2022
• EAN: 9780367894733
• ISBN: 978-0-367-89473-3
• No. of pages: 202
• Series: Routledge Advances in American History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / General, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century, HISTORY / United States / General, HISTORY / North America, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas