1. Era of Good Feelings?
Maybe Not

2. The American System Henry Clay as the architect
Second National Bank – easy and abundant credit
Protective Tariff of 1816
Internal Improvements – Roads and Canals
Plan would tie country together politically and economically
Madison vetoed road and canal bills as being un-Constitutional due to states rights
State governments ended up building canals and roads – mostly in the North

3. Erie Canal

4. Internal Improvements

5. Era Good Feelings??? President Monroe elected in 1816
Last of the Virginia Dynasty
Last Presidential election for the Federalists
Rising Nationalism coupled with growing Sectionalism over economic and social issues
PANICCCCCC of 1819 –
Wild Cat Banks – mostly western and easy credit (Does this sound familiar????)
Over-speculation on western land sales

6. Missouri Compromise Missouri wants statehood in 1819 as slave state
Tallmadge amendment – no new slaves and gradual emancipation for Missouri slaves
Tallmadge amendment defeated in Senate, but southerners see it as ominous threat to slavery
Anti-slavery societies grow in the north
Missouri Compromise: Henry Clay
Maine as Free state
Missouri as Slave State
36, 30 as dividing line for the rest of the Louisiana Purchase

7. Missouri Compromise

8. Monroe Doctrine
Americans feared growth of monarchies in the aftermath of the French Revolution
Democratic rebellions crushed in Italy and Spain
Russia’s southward push into Oregon Territory concerned American leaders
Latin American revolts against Spain in the New World – Mexico, Venezuela, Bolivia
Latin American Revolutionary Leader, Simon Bolivar, the George Washington of South American nationalism
British propose joint Anglo-American proclamation
Monroe Doctrine (J.Q. Adams) –
The Americas were no longer open to future European colonization
The U.S. would not interfere in European Affairs
Any attempt to interfere in Western Hemisphere would be viewed as an act of aggression against the U.S.

9. Simon Bolivar

10. John Q. Adams – Foreign Policy
Rush – Bagot Treaty 1817 – Great Britain and the U.S. agree to disarm the Great Lakes
Convention of 1818 with Great Britain – Establishment of the northern border of Louisiana Purchase at the 49th parallel
Adams Onis Treaty 1819 with Spain – U.S. acquires Florida and Spain’s agreement to give up their claim to Oregon in exchange for U.S. assurance that America would not attempt to acquire Texas and $5 million payment to settle U.S. citizens civil claims against Spain.
Monroe Doctrine see previous slide
Convention of 1824 –Russia agrees to give up their claim to Oregon and sets the northern border of Oregon Territory set at 54, 40 parallel

11. Convention of 1818
49th parallel became the northern border of the Louisiana Purchase Territory

12. Oregon Territory
The red line indicates 54’40 parallel which was set by the Convention of 1824 treaty with Russia.
The U.S. and Britain jointly claimed the territory until an 1846 treaty that divided the territory at the 49th parallel.
54’40 parallel