This essay discusses how the theme of nationalism was more prevalant than sectionalism during the presidential administrations of Monroe and Adams.

During the presidential administrations of Monroe and Adams, the theme of nationalism is more prominent than the theme of sectionalism. Nine Examples of this are the Rush-Bagot Agreement of 1817, the Erie Canal, Noah Webster's American Dictionary, Samuel Slater, the National Road, Industrialization, The Monroe Doctrine in 1823, the Convention Line of 1818, and finally the landmark Supreme Court case of McCulloch versus Maryland. In this essay, I will describe how each of these examples contributed to nationalism …

…Samuel Slater, the National Road, Industrialization, The Monroe Doctrine in 1823, the Convention Line of 1818, and finally the landmark Supreme Court case of McCulloch versus Maryland greatly contributed to nationalism. By looking at how these examples contributed to nationalism, the fact that nationalism was more prominent than sectionalism in the presidential administrations of Monroe and Adams can be seen. That is why nationalism is more prominent in the presidential administrations of Monroe and Adams than sectionalism.