The Era of Good Feelings Unit 4, Section 1 The Industrial Revolution, Politics, Societal Changes, Economics, & Foreign Policy

Era of Good Feelings – Market Revolution During the Early Republic, the US had depended on international trade, but the Embargo Act of 1807 & following War of 1812 made them turn towards developing domestic industries.

Revolutions! Industrial Revolution Transportation Revolution Market REvolution

The North & the Factory System The push for manufacturing was greater in New England because of the lack of agriculture there In the North smaller farms were common in old Northwest farmers raised one or two crops & sold excess off at markets crops were not labor intensive, so demand for slaves in the North began to fall Samuel Slater opened the first successful textile factory in 1793 & introduced America to the “Factory System”  work was performed on a large scale in a single centralized location. Other textile and weaving factories followed. Lowell, Massachusetts  the Lowell Girls

The South Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in 1793, which increased the growth & reliance on cotton in the South The reliance on cotton increased the need for slaves

Transportation The expansion of transportation allowed not only people, but goods to move further and faster than ever before. The expansion of the United States with the Louisiana Purchase also made new transportation necessary. Turnpikes The National Road AKA the Cumberland Road Steamboats Canals

Era of Good Feelings - Politics With the Hartford Convention at the End of the War of 1812, the Federalists lost influence, leaving only the Democratic- Republicans behind. Many people believed this led to a sense of political unity within the United States.

President James Madison Jefferson’s Sect. of State, Madison took office in 1809. Democratic-Republican Helped write the Virginia & Kentucky Resolutions  nullification Mr. Madison’s War (War of 1812) End of the Federalist Party Lots of NATIONALISM : strong pride in your nation Re-signed the charter for the National bank in 1816 which allowed it to last 20 more years. Through 1836 Tariff of 1816 passed President James Madison

President James Monroe A Founding Father who helped create and sign our governing documents. A Democratic-Republican who took office in 1817. President James Monroe

Monroe’s Presidency He ran for re-election unopposed in 1820. Monroe appointed Cabinet members of differing views in an attempt to ease tensions. Monroe toured the states during his presidency. New states were admitted to the Union during Monroe’s presidency: Mississippi in 1817 Illinois in 1818 Alabama in 1819 Maine in 1820 *** Missouri in 1821 *** America made the transition to a two party system at the end of Monroe’s second term. The Democratic – Republicans  Republicans More nationally minded people became National Republicans Monroe’s Presidency

Nationalism in Politics Gibbons VS. Ogden Adams – Onis Treaty (1819) The Missouri Compromise The Monroe Doctrine

Nationalism in Politics Gibbons VS Ogden – 1824 Supreme Court Justice John Marshall The Supreme Court of the United States re-established the power to regulate interstate commerce, granted to Congress Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution. The Adams-Onis Treaty – 1819 Signed by the US and Spain Also known as the Florida Purchase Treaty America gained the territory of Florida Spain re-established their boundary to the Southwest

Nationalism in Politics The Monroe Doctrine - 1823 European powers should not try to colonize in the Western Hemisphere. The Missouri Compromise The addition of new states Maine Missouri Proves America is growing! Sectionalism? The argument or slavery in expanding territories Missouri became slave & Maine became free This kept the balance of free and slave 36-30 line : everything above free & everything below slave

Era of Good Feelings - Economics With the Hartford Convention at the End of the War of 1812, the Federalists lost influence, leaving only the Democratic-Republicans behind. Many people believed this led to a sense of political unity within the United States.

Henry Clay & the American System - 1824 Henry Clay’s ideas of how to promote national political and economic growth. Protective Tariffs A tariff is a tax on imported goods. It is called protective because it is supposed to promote Americans buying goods domestically. RE-Chartering the National Bank Re-signing the law that allowed the National Bank to exist. The National Bank helped by creating a unified money system, loaning money, and giving the government a place to deposit or borrow money from. Building up infrastructure system of public works such as roads, canals, railways, etc. Henry Clay & the American System - 1824