The Era Of Good Feelings

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Monroe’s presidency was marked by spirit of

nationalism and optimism

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Who was obsolete

Federalists

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who dominated politics

Democrat-Republican party

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It’s misleading because

there was growing sectionalism, slavery, and debates over Henry Clay’s American System

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Political unity was a myth because

Democratic-Republican party will split into

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What was the Virginia Dynasty

the first 4 out of 5 presidents were from Virginia

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first 4 presidents from virginia

Washington, Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe

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who was president from 1817-1823

James Monroe

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who presided over the nation during the “Era of Good feelings”

James Monroe

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what were changes in democratic-republican party

only national party, but it was fractured; some held on to strict interpretation of the constitution, others embraced federalist policies, tension increased

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was the national economy growing during this era?

yes.increased government funding for roads and canals and they protected US manufacturing from foreign competition

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Tariff of 1816

Congress raised tariffs (tax) on goods from Great Britain and other foreign countries to protect US manufacturing of goods. made goods from foreign countries more expensive than American made goods

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why did Henry clay propose the ”American System” ?

to help boost the American economy (created markets for manufacturing and agriculture)farming

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where was henry clay from?

Kentucky (KY)

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3 components of American System

  1. Bank of the US

  2. Internal Improvements

  3. Protective Tariffs

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what did Clay believe about protective tariffs

that it would raise revenue (money) for the US, so they could build a national transportation system of roads and canals

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National bank would have what type of currency

national currency

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who was against the improvements to the roads nationally

Madison and Monroe-didn’t believe the constitution authorized the federal govt to do this

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what were reasons for expansion

  1. population of nation doubled from 1800-1820

  2. more internal improvements

  3. settlers started migrating west which boosted growth

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who created the first steam boat in 1807

Robert Fulton

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what made traveling the nation’s waterways fast and cheap

The Clermont, the first steamboat

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what road stretched from Maryland to Illinois and help expansion west in 1818

National (Cumberland) Road

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what linked the economy in the East with the old Northwest in 1825

Erie Canal

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what was developed in the 1830s and would replace the need to build canals

Railroads

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who emerged as the area leading manufacturing in the country in the 1820s due to water power from textile mills

New England

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who invented the cotton gin

Eli Whitney

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what invention separated cotton seeds from the fiber and led to the increased production of cotton

Cotton Gin

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what increased slavery in the south and southwest for cotton planters in Alabama, Texas, and Mississippi

Plantation economy

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what cases expanded the power of the federal government

Marshall Court cases

1.Marburg v Madison,

2. McCulloch v Maryland

3.Gibbons v Ogden

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1803 established the supreme court’s power of judicial review over federal legislation

Marburg v. Madison

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1819 When the state of Maryland tried to tax the B.U.S. (Bank of US)The Supreme court ruled that it was ok for Congress to charter a bank and that no state could tax the federal bank

McCulloch v. Maryland

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1824 The case dealt with whether the state of NY had the right to grant a business the right to a monopoly over the steamboat industry along the Hudson River. Court ruled the state had no authority only Congress does

Gibbons v. Ogden

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who competed over the west and whether or not to allow slavery in the west

The North and the South

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who created the Missouri Compromise in 1820

Henry Clay

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Did Missouri come into the Union as a slave state?

Yes

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Did Maine enter the Union as a free state?

Yes

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where was slavery banned?

North of 36/30 parallel which was southern border of Missouri

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1823 Monroe gave a speech before congress stating the western hemisphere was off limits to Europe to colonize

Monroe Doctrine

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Did Monroe run unopposed for presidency in 1820? No one running against him

Yes

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what was expansion of the electorate?

in 1820s, many states allowed all white males to vote even if they didn’t own property

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what was counted during the presidential election in 1824?

The Popular Vote

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what was caucus system?

political candidates were selected by state legislature or caucuses in congress

common citizens (regular people) were not allowed to participate

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what ended in 1830 and was replaced by nominating conventions and made it easier for common men to vote

Caucuses

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due to expansion of electorate, 3 Democratic-Republicans were selected in this election

Election of 1824

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who received the most votes in the election of 1824, but did not get the majority of the electoral college votes

jackson

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who decided who was going to win in the election of 1824?

House of Representatives

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what was the Corrupt Bargain

Henry Clay, who was Speaker of the House supported Adams over Jackson even though Jackson had more electoral votes. Adams won and then made Clay his Secretary of State

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Who declared this deal with Clay and Adams as a Corrupt Bargain?

Jackson

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Who was President from 1825-1829 and had difficulty getting any legislation passed because of the bitterness from Jacksonian Democrats and the Corrupt Bargain?

John Quincy Adams

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Who ran against John Adams and won the Election of 1828 because he appealed to the common man?

Andrew Jackson (Also called “Old Hickory”)