“Era of Good Feelings”

Impact of the War of 1812 America gained worldwide respect The morale of American citizens increased greatly Economic growth; increased manufacturing in the Northeast Creation of the Lowell system: people began working in factories Led to the demise of the Federalist party

Why was it the Era of Good Feelings? All Americans belonged to the same political party – Democratic-Republicans American pride and nationalism surged; Star Spangled Banner Preserved independence from Great Britain

The Erie Canal Easier and cheaper to ship goods by water than land In 1816, the Governor of New York proposed a 360-mile canal connecting Lake Erie to the Hudson River This was the most ambitious project up to that time Costs = $7 million with thousands of Irish immigrants building the canal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-gIFYOCIfE

Transportation Revolution More canals were built As people moved west, special roads called turnpikes were built In 1807, Robert Fulton invented the steamboat; this made transporting goods more efficient

Purchase of Florida: Adams-Onis Treaty (1819) There were many disputes about the border between Spain and the United States Spain wanted to get something out of the land, so they sold it for $5 million US recognized that Spain had control of Texas

Supreme Court Cases National Bank branch in Maryland McCulloch V. Maryland (1819) Gibbons V. Ogden National Bank branch in Maryland The state of Maryland passed a tax on the bank McCulloch, the federal bank’s cashier refused to pay the tax Supreme Court ruled the state could not tax a federal institution Ogden got a license from the state of New York to operate a steamboat business between New York and New Jersey Gibbons was granted a similar license by the federal government Ogden sued to stop Gibbons from competing with him Supreme Court ruled that Congress could regulate ferry boats crossing between states

Missouri Compromise of 1820 Issue of slavery had not been resolved yet Slaves were needed in the south to grow cotton After the purchase of the Louisiana Territory, the question about the new states being slave states or free states had to be answered Every state south of the Compromise Line would be a slave state and every state north of the line would be a free state (except Missouri)

The Monroe Doctrine James Monroe was elected president in 1817 (5th president) In 1823, Monroe issued a bold statement on foreign policy The US would stay out of all issues taking place in Europe European countries needed to stop trying to colonize land in North and South America