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““Era of Good Era of Good FeelingsFeelings””

(1815-1824)(1815-1824)

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““Era of Good Era of Good FeelingsFeelings””

(1815-1824)(1815-1824)

The Election of 1816The Election of 1816

James Monroe [1817-1825]James Monroe [1817-1825]

• Why were the leaders of New England disturbed at the nomination end election of James Monroe for president, and what did Monroe do to calm these fears?

• Why was Monroe’s time as President referred to as the “Era of Good Feelings”?

A “Virginia Dynasty”

• 1st—George Washington (1789-1797)—Virginia• 2nd—John Adams (1797-1801)—Massachusetts• 3rd—Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809)—Virginia• 4th—James Madison (1809-1817)—Virginia• 5th—James Monroe (1817-1825)—Virginia

John Quincy Adams:John Quincy Adams:A bulldog among spaniels!

Secretary of State during Monroe’s presidency

Hoped to promote American Expansion

The West & the NW: The West & the NW: 1819-1819-18241824

The Convention of 1818The Convention of 1818

Adams-Onis Treaty, 1819Adams-Onis Treaty, 1819

• Why was Florida such a problem for Americans in the South, and how did Andrew Jackson make the resolution of the problem an absolute necessity?

• What were the critical points decided by the Adams-Onis negotiations?

US Population DensityUS Population Density

18101810 18201820

The Election of 1820The Election of 1820

The American SystemThe American System

Tariff of 1816

Second Bank of the U. S.

Internal improvements at federal expense. - National Road Henry Clay,Henry Clay,

“The Great“The GreatCompromiser”Compromiser”

The American SystemThe American System

The American SystemThe American System

WESTWEST got roads, canals, and got roads, canals, and federal aid. federal aid.

EASTEAST got the backing of got the backing of protective tariffs from the protective tariffs from the West. West.

SOUTHSOUTH ?? ??

The Panic of 1819The Panic of 1819

Panic of 1819

• What were the causes of the Panic of 1819?

• What impact did the Panic of 1819 have on the American economy? What did the government do to try to ease the pain of this depression?

Panic of 1819• Prices of American farm goods soared• Land boom in the West• Starting in 1819 National Bank tightened

credit, called in loans, & foreclosed mortgages

• Led state banks to fail, they too had to call in loans (many land speculators could not pay up)

• National Bank became burning political issue

The Tallmadge AmendmentThe Tallmadge Amendment

All slaves born in Missouri after the territory became a state would be freed at the age of 25.

Passed by the House, not in the Senate.

The North controlled the House, and the South had enough power to block it in the Senate.

The Compromise of 1820:The Compromise of 1820:A Firebell in the Night!A Firebell in the Night!

Missouri Compromise (1820)

• Maine=Free State

• Missouri=Slave State

• Slavery prohibited in area north of Missouri’s southern boundary

• Balance of free & slave states still equal

• What were the major elements of disagreement in the debate over the admission of Missouri into the Union?

• Which group opposed Missouri's entering the Union as a slave state? Why?

• What was the Missouri Compromise? Why did nationalists regard it as a "happy resolution of a danger to the Union"? Why were others less optimistic?

The Monroe Doctrine, 1823The Monroe Doctrine, 1823

3. What would the US do if the warning was not headed?

Monroe Monroe Doctrine Doctrine

2. What warning is given to the European countries?

1. What foreign policy principles are established?

Referred to as America’s Self-Defense Doctrine.

The Election of 1824:The Election of 1824:The “Corrupt Bargain”The “Corrupt Bargain”

The Election of 1824:The Election of 1824:The “Corrupt Bargain”The “Corrupt Bargain”

CandidatePopular

Vote

Electoral Vote

Andrew Jackson

43% 99

J.Q. Adams 31% 32

William Crawford

13% 41

Henry Clay 13% 37

“Corrupt Bargain”

• Why did Jacksonians call the result of the 1824 election a corrupt bargain?

• How did the election itself affect Adams’ presidency?

• What were the results of the election of 1828?