1. The “Era of Good Feelings”
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Mark Gonzalez and MS Susan Pojer Grace Christian Academy of MD

2. The Era of “Good Feeling”?
Period of time after the War of 1812 during Monroe’s two terms as president ( )
Myth of national harmony
Republicans in power
Awakening nationalism-pride and expansion
New National Bank-2nd National Bank

3. Moved people Moved manufactured goods Moved raw materials
Early Economic and Transportation Achievements-Vital to a national and an industrial economy
Moved people
Moved manufactured goods
Moved raw materials

4. 1. First Turnpike Lancaster, PA (1790)
By 1832, nearly 2400 mi. of road connected most major cities.

5. 2. Cumberland “National Road,” 1811
(Route US 40)
Helped lead to the settlement of the West
Tolls paid for construction and maintenance
* Daniel Boone helped open the way through the
Cumberland Gap –video clip

6. 3. Conestoga Covered Wagons
Conestoga Trail, 1820s

7. 4. Robert Fulton & the Steamboat
Steamboats like The Clermont made navigation of rivers faster, cheaper and easier

8. 5. Erie Canal System-364 miles long-effective, but very costly and replaced by railroads

9. The Erie Canal, 1820s

10. 6. Railroads- the most reliable and rapid links between cities by the competed w/ and then replaced canals

11. A National Economy and Culture

12. Eli Whitney’s Cotton Gin, 1791
Actually invented by a slave!
Easily sep.cotton fiber from seeds
Led to cotton becoming king in the south-more slaves needed

13. Its Official-American English is a dialect
Education  more emphasized
An American form of English
Noah Webster’s dictionary

14. The Birth of American Literature
A well-defined American literature
Washington Irving
The Sketch Book, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”

15. American Politics in the “Era of Good Feelings”

16. The Election of 1816

17. James Monroe [1816-1824] Handpicked by Madison
3rd successive Virginian
Qualified politically, but not intellectually
Goal: “to promote good feelings” economically and politically

18. Secretary of State John Quincy Adams: A bulldog among spaniels!

19. The West & the NW:

20. The Convention of 1818

21. Adams-Onis Treaty, 1819-negotiated w/ Spain by Sec
Adams-Onis Treaty, 1819-negotiated w/ Spain by Sec. of State John Q Adams-Florida given to the US by Spain

22. US Population Density
1810
1820

23. The Election of 1820-Monroe re-elected

24. Henry Clay’s American System Henry Clay, “The Great Compromiser”
the protective Tariff of 1816
Second Bank of the U. S. (a national bank)
Internal improvements at federal expense National Road
Henry Clay, “The Great Compromiser”

25. The American System

26. The American System by region
WEST  got roads, canals, and federal aide.
EAST  got the backing of protective tariffs from the West.
SOUTH  why did it not benefit so much from the American system??

27. The Panic of 1819-caused by inflation, bankruptcies and debt-nationalistic feelings a bit shaken
CAUSES???

28. The Compromise of 1820 (The Missouri Compromise): A Firebell in the Night!

29. The Tallmadge Amendment proposal
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.

30. The Monroe Doctrine, 1823
Referred to as America’s Self-Defense Doctrine.
Gives US the right to act as a “police power” in L.A.
Europe should stay out of the Western Hemisphere
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?

31. The End of the Era of Good Feelings: The Election of 1824: The “Corrupt Bargain”-Jackson robbed of the election

32. 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
Jackson won a plurality but not a majority of electoral votes-The house of Reps, then persuaded his supporters to vote for Adams, Jackson lost