Era of Good Feelings

Who was the President during the Era of Good Feelings?

James Monroe

What key political event led to the Era of Good Feelings?

The collapse of the Federalist Party after the War of 1812

What was the issue in Dartmouth College v. Woodward (1819)?

New Hampshire wanted to turn Dartmouth (a private college) into a state university

What was the ruling in Dartmouth College v. Woodward?

The state cannot alter a private entity's charter; contracts are binding

What was the issue in McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)?

Maryland tried to tax the National Bank

What two constitutional clauses were central to the McCulloch v. Maryland ruling?

The Necessary and Proper Clause (allowing the bank) and the Supremacy Clause (forbidding the tax)

What famous quote did the McCulloch v. Maryland ruling produce?

"The power to tax is the power to destroy."

What was the issue in Gibbons v. Ogden (1823)?

A dispute over steamboat monopolies on the Hudson River granted by New York and New Jersey

What was the ruling in Gibbons v. Ogden?

Only Congress has the authority to regulate interstate commerce (State monopolies on interstate trade are invalid)

What was the goal of the American Colonization Society?

To return enslaved people to Africa

What colony was established by the American Colonization Society?

Liberia

What is the capital of Liberia, named after the President?

Monrovia

What crisis threatened the balance of power between free and slave states in 1820?

Missouri applied for statehood as a slave state

What did Thomas Jefferson call the crisis over Missouri statehood?

A "fire bell in the night"

Who was known as "The Great Compromiser" for authoring the Missouri Compromise?

Henry Clay

What was the solution provided by the Missouri Compromise?

Missouri enters as a Slave state; Maine enters as a Free state

What geographical line was established by the Missouri Compromise to regulate future slavery?

The 36°30' Line (Future states above the line are free; states below are slave)

Who proposed the American System?

Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun

What was the first federal highway (road) built under the American System?

The National Road (running from Wheeling, VA/WV to Illinois)

What major canal was designed by DeWitt Clinton?

The Erie Canal

What did the Erie Canal connect?

The East Coast to the Mississippi River system via the Great Lakes

What was the first steam locomotive in the U.S. (invented by Peter Cooper)?

Tom Thumb (1830)

What was the first commercial railroad line in the U.S.?

B&O Railroad (Baltimore & Ohio)

Who wrote The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle?

Washington Irving

Who wrote The Last of the Mohicans (part of the Leatherstocking Tales)?

James Fenimore Cooper

Who published the first American dictionary?

Noah Webster

Who invented the first commercial steamboat (The Clermont)?

Robert Fulton (1807)

Who invented the Mechanical Reaper for harvesting grain?

Cyrus McCormick

Who invented the Steel Plow?

John Deere

Who invented blue denim work pants/Jeans in 1847?

Levi Strauss

Who was the actual author of the Monroe Doctrine?

Secretary of State John Quincy Adams

What are the three main principles of the Monroe Doctrine?

The U.S. will stay out of European wars; The Western Hemisphere is closed to future European colonization; Any colonization attempt will be viewed as an "unfriendly act" (act of war)

What treaty established the border between the U.S. and Spanish territory (Southwest)?

Adams-Onís Treaty

What treaty permanently set the border between the U.S. and Canada?

Webster-Ashburton Treaty