The Era of Good Feelings 1815 -1824 Mark

The “Era of Good Feelings” (1815 -1824) Mark Gonzalez Santiago Christian School Dominican Republic

Early Economic and Transportation Achievements

Eli Whitney’s Cotton Gin, 1791 Actually invented by a slave!

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

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

3. Conestoga Covered Wagons Conestoga Trail, 1820 s

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

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

The Erie Canal, 1820 s

Its Official-American English is a dialect p Education more emphasized p An American form of English § Noah Webster’s dictionary

The Birth of American Literature p A well-defined American literature § Washington Irving The Sketch Book, 1819 -20 “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”

American Politics in the “Era of Good Feelings”

The Era of “Good Feeling”? • Period of time after the War of 1812 during Monroe’s 2 terms as president (1817 -1825) • Myth of national harmony • Republicans in power • Awakening nationalism-pride and expansion • New National Bank-2 nd National Bank

The Election of 1816

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

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

The West & the NW: 1819 -1824

The Convention of 1818

Adams-Onis Treaty, 1819 -negotiated w/ Spain by Sec. of State John Q Adams

US Population Density 1810 1820

The Election of 1820 -Monroe reelected

The American System p Tariff of 1816 p Second Bank of the U. S. Henry Clay, “The Great Compromiser” p Internal improvements at federal expense. - National Road

The American System

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

The Panic of 1819 CAUSES? ? ?

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

The Tallmadge Amendment p All slaves born in Missouri after the territory became a state would be freed at the age of 25. p Passed by the House, not in the Senate. p The North controlled the House, and the South had enough power to block it in the Senate.

The Monroe Doctrine, 1823 p Referred to as America’s Self-Defense Doctrine. p Gives US the right to act as a “police power” in L. A. p Europe should stay out of the Western Hemisphere 1. What foreign policy principles are established? 2. What warning is given to the European countries? Monroe Doctrine 3. What would the US do if the warning was not headed?

The Election of 1824: The “Corrupt Bargain”-Jackson robbed of the election

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