1. Leaving Mr. Madison’s War- Moving on to Monroe
Elected in (Democratic-Republican)
Served:
Term nicknamed: “Era of Good Feelings”

2. Nationalism (Cultural and Political) and the Era of Good Feelings
Examples of Nationalism during the Era of Good Feelings:
Basically a one-party system (Democratic-Republicans)
Solidified American expansion and borders
Secured US as a respected nation
Growth of a national economy
Webster’s school speller
Various paintings of Revolutionary War heroes, etc.

3. Foreign Policy Big Events during Monroe’s Presidency:
Rush-Bagot Agreement
Adams-Onis Treaty
Back to Africa Movement
British-American Convention
Monroe Doctrine

4. Adams-Onis Treaty

5. Back to Africa Movement

6. British American Convention

7. Monroe Doctrine

8. Marshall Court

9. Marbury v. Madison

10. McCulloch v. Maryland

11. Gibbons v. Ogden

12. Dartmouth College v. Woodward

13. Case
Background Info
Question
Ruling
Marbury v. Madison
McCulloch v. Maryland
Gibbons v. Ogden
Dartmouth College v. Woodward

14. Election of 1824

15. Election of 1824 The Election itself
4 Candidates
Andrew Jackson
John Quincy Adams
Henry Clay
William Crawford
Two types of voting-
Popular Vote
Electoral Vote
Results:
Jackson won the “Popular Vote”
No one won a majority of Election votes
The House of Representatives gets involved
Henry Clay convinces members of the House to pick John Quincy Adams to be president
John Quincy Adams wins
Adams names Henry Clay his Secretary of State
JACKSON IS FURIOUS!!!!!

16. “Corrupt Bargain”

17. Opinions on the Election
Jackson’s View
Clay’s motives can’t be trusted since Clay benefitted from Adams being named president
Jackson should have been named president since he won the popular vote
John Quincy Adams’s View
Henry Clay couldn’t control who people voted for
He would make a good president
Father had been president
Good education
Good background

18. Impact of the Corrupt Bargain
Ever since this election, people question the Electoral College
Jackson uses this idea to win the Election of 1828
Calls Adams a thief and a crook
He wins

19. Andrew Jackson as President
Known as the “Common Man’s President”
VERY different from presidents before him
Grew up very poor
No education
No background in politics
Not a founding father

20. Jackson’s Presidency Big Event/Idea What Was It? Impact on America
“Common Man’s President”
Spoils System
Worcester v. Georgia
Indian Removal Act
Nullification Crisis
War with the Bank of U.S.
Universal White Male Suffrage

21. Jackson’s Inauguration

22. Spoils System Started by Jackson
What: when a president rewards UNQUALIFIED loyal political friends with government jobs
Impact: leads to corruption

23. Worcester v. Georgia

24. Indian Removal Act

26. Universal White Male Suffrage
Under Jackson, all white men now have the right to vote
Before- many states required that you own property…but all of that is not gone!
Democracy increases!

27. Technology Changes Invention Inventor What was it? Cotton Gin
Interchangeable Parts
Mechanical Reaper
Steel Plow
Factory System
Centralized Factory
Steam Boat
American System

28. Economies of the North and South

29. Final Thoughts Do you think Jackson was a good president?
Was Monroe’s presidency really the “Era of Good Feelings?”
Do you think Adams cheated to become president?
What event would you have most wanted to witness? Why?