1. The “Era of Good Feelings”?
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2. What were the major characteristics of the ”Era of Good Feeling? ”
Essential Question:
What were the major characteristics of the ”Era of Good Feeling? ”

3. Landmark Court Cases McCulloch v Maryland Gibbons v. Ogden
Chief Justice John Marshall sided with the Federal Government over banks
National interest > states interest.
Gibbons v. Ogden
Gave the national government the sole right to regulate interstate commerce.

4. The Election of 1816 [The Demise of the Federalist Party!]

5. James Monroe [ ]

6. John Quincy Adams: A bulldog among spaniels!

7. The Convention of 1818

8. The West & the NW:

9. Adams-Onis Treaty, 1819 [“The Transcontinental Treaty”]

10. US Population Density
1810
1820

11. Henry Clay, “The Great Compromiser”
The American System
Tariff of 1816
Goal was to protect American manufacturing from foreign countries
Chartering of the Second Bank of the United States [BUS].
Internal improvements at federal expense National Road
Henry Clay, “The Great Compromiser”

12. The American System: The National [Cumberland] Road

13. The Erie Canal 1817 – 1825. 363 miles Albany to Buffalo.
Much further than any other American or European canal.

14. The American System WEST  got roads, canals, and federal aide.
EAST  got the backing of protective tariffs from the West.
SOUTH  ??

15. The Panic of 1819
CAUSES???

16. The Election of 1820

17. The Missouri Compromise of 1820: A Firebell in the Night!

18. Missouri Compromise and the Birth of Sectionalism
If Missouri= slave state
This would throw off the balance of states
Maine was accepted as a free state
12 free, 12 slave
Sectionalism
The idea that one part of the country is more important than others.

19. The 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.

20. The Monroe Doctrine, 1823
Referred to as “America’s Self-Defense Doctrine”
What warning is given to the European countries?
What foreign policy principles are established?
Monroe Doctrine
What would the US do if the warning was not headed?

21. The Monroe Doctrine, 1823
Said the United States was off limits to European colonization
U.S. would view colonization as dangerous to our peace and safety
Europe stays out of America’s affairs, America will stay out of Europe's Affairs

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

23. The Election of 1824: The “Corrupt Bargain”
Candidate
Popular Vote
Electoral Vote
Andrew Jackson
43% 99
J.Q. Adams
31% 32
William Crawford
13% 41
Henry Clay 37

24. The Election of 1824: The “Corrupt Bargain”
No majority in the Electoral College so the vote went to the House of Rep.
Henry Clay was speaker of the house
Hated Andrew Jackson more than anything.
Worked an alliance to ensure Jackson did not get elected.
Got Adams elected, Clay was named Secretary of State

25. The “Corrupt Bargain” Adams Clay Alliance
To Jackson supporters this symbolized a corrupt system led by the elites
Though the government was out of touch with the interests of the average citizen.