1. The Era of Good Feelings

2. The End of the Federalists War of 1812 – 1814-Feds hold Hartford Convention – Propose Amendments to Constitution Attempt to break the hold of Virginia – Bad News War ends Feds look bad Party is virtually dead

3. James Monroe Elected 1816 Ends the VP being loser Federalist party dead – Little opposition for Monroe First term is known as the “Era of Good Feelings” – A lot got done because both houses and president worked together

4. Accomplishments Adams-Onis Treaty – America gains Florida from Spain Second Bank of the United States (BUS) – Rechartered in 1816 for 20 years 1 st Seminole War – America victorious in 1819

5. The American System Proposed by Henry Clay (S-Kentucky) 3 part system – Tariff to protect and promote American industry – National Bank to foster commerce – federal subsides for roads, canals, and other 'internal improvements' to develop profitable markets for agriculture

6. Monroe Doctrine Introduced Dec. 2, 1823 S. American nations on verge of independence from Spain – US wants Europe out The Doctrine – Europe stay out of affairs in the Americas – US will stay out of affairs in Europe and their colonies – Breaking it will be seen as act of aggression

7. End of Good Feelings Missouri Compromise – Splits pro and anti slavery factions Pro: want Missouri as slave state and all LP territory open for it Anti: Want slavery abolished in LP territories – Compromise Missouri comes in as slave state No slavery north of 36°30' north

8. The Death Nail Election of 1824 – JQA v. Andrew Jackson Majority for AJ – War hero & spoke to republicanism – Against the BUS The “Corrupt Bargain” – Election goes to House – Clay hates AJ – Urges congress to vote JQA He becomes sec. of state

9. The Marshall Court Fletcher v. Peck- 1810 – Supreme court ruled state law unconstitutional for the 1 st time – Involved land grants from Georgia – Later session of the state legislature tried to invalidate land grants Grants obtained through bribery and fruad Ruling: Constitution forbade states to “impair the obligation of contracts”

10. Dartmouth College v. Woodward-1819 – Upheld sanctity of contracts – NH legislature tried to revise college charter=public not private college – Pres. Of university wanted it, trustees didn’t – Original charter grated during colonial era Ruling: Contract could not be changed w/out consent of both parties McCulloch v. Maryland-1819 – Upheld constitutionality of 2 nd BUS – Several states tried for force branches of BUS out of business – State placed $15,000 tax on Baltimore branch – 3 questions: did congress have power to charter bank, could state tax a fed. Agency, who had supreme power state of fed. Gov’t Ruling: congress had implied powers, states could not tax the bank, fed. Gov’t supreme

11. Johnson v. McIntosh-1823 – Who has jurisdiction over indian tribes – Tribes sold land to white settlers – Later, tribes sell land to fed gov’t including some already sold – US grants homestead rights on land already claimed Ruling: Only fed gov’t has right to purchase land from tribes not individual citizens or states Cherokee Nation v. Georgia- 1823 – Cherokee Nation considered themselves foreign nation so took case to SP – Geogria passes law forbidding tibal legislature and courts – Tribe was not foreign nation Ruling: Tribes had special status within nation, fed gov’t protects tribal welfare

12. Gibbons v. Ogden-1824 – Concerned the juridiction over control of interstate commerce – NY awarded steamboat company monopoly on passenger service across Hudson River across NJ – States can only regulate commerce within own borders – Allowed country to develop without retraints from states Ruling: Only fed gov’t has control over interstate commerce Worcester v. Georgia-1832 – Most important tribal decisions – Georgia said any US citizen entering Cherokee territory had to have permission of governor – Two missionaries sued – Tribes were sovereign entities with authority Ruling: Only federal gov’t had ultimate authority over tribes