The War of 1812 just ended and nationalism was on …show more content…
Other countries were starting to realize how powerful the United States was. The government was getting stronger with power too. This is called The Era of Good Feelings. The government is starting to take a greater role in the economy. In 1816, the Second Bank of the United States was established. The Protective Tariff was passed. It protected the United States good sales from foreign competitors because they had been selling their goods for less. The Americans did not like the Protective Tariff because they could not buy what they wanted for the low price. Central Government also started to strengthen over the states too. The branch of the National Bank was taxed by the state of Maryland and this went to court. The court ruled that states cannot pass any law that violates a federal law. After that, another case was taken to court, but it was Gibbons against Ogden. A steamboat traveled from New Jersey to New York. The decision was that the states could not regulate it because it was “interstate commerce”, so it was a job for Congress. The people were frustrated because the