Era of Good Feelings Flashcards

Flashcards about the Era of Good Feelings

Era of Good Feelings

A period in American history from 1816-1824 marked by national unity and minimal partisan political strife.

Territories in 1816

Included Michigan Territory and other unorganized areas.

Electoral Vote (Monroe)

Dominated with 217 votes as Democratic-Republican.

Electoral Vote (King)

Received votes as Federalist.

Jackson's Florida Campaigns

Military actions in 1818 targeting Spanish possessions.

Locations of Jackson's Campaigns

Included Pensacola, St. Marks, and Suwanee.

Adams-Onís Treaty

Defined the boundary between the U.S. and Spanish territory.

Oregon Country

Area jointly occupied by England and the U.S.

Convention of 1818

Established the 49° N as a boundary with Britain.

Adams-Onís Transcontinental Treaty Line, 1819

Defined the boundary between the U.S. and Spanish territories.

Monroe Doctrine

U.S. policy opposing European interference in the Americas.

Uncle Sam

A national personification of the American government or the United States in general.

Electoral Vote 1820 (Monroe)

Received the majority of electoral votes.

Independent Republican (J. Q. Adams)

Received a smaller portion of the electoral votes.

Tariffs

Became a sectional issue, with the North and Northwest in support.

Bank of the US

Renewed in 1816, but faced opposition, especially from the West.

Panic of 1819

Economic downturn that impacted farmers and western land policies.

Land Act 1800

Set land prices at $2 per acre for 320 acres.

Western Land Policies

Source of sectional conflict.

Abolition of Slave Trade

Congress abolished in 1808.

Missouri Compromise

An agreement that regulated slavery in the country's western territories

Expansion of Slavery

The North generally opposed expansion; the South generally supported.

Cotton Growing

Expanded significantly from 1801 to 1860.

Slave Trading Routes

Connected various parts of the South to ports and markets.

John Quincy Adams

A Northern leader in the 1820s.

Daniel Webster

A Northern leader.

Martin Van Buren

A Northern Leader.

William H. Crawford

A Southern leader in the 1820s.

John C. Calhoun

A Southern Leader.

Henry Clay

A Western leader in the 1820s.

Thomas Hart Benton

A Western Leader.

Andrew Jackson

A Western Leader.

William Henry Harrison

A Western Leader.

Electoral Vote 1824 (Jackson)

Received the highest number of electoral votes, but not a majority.

Electoral Vote 1824 (J. Q. Adams)

Received electoral votes in 1824.

Electoral Vote 1824 (Crawford)

Received electoral votes in 1824.

Electoral Vote 1824 (Clay)

Received electoral votes in 1824.

Vote in House of Representatives (J. Q. Adams)

Won the presidency through the House of Representatives.

Vote in House of Representatives (Jackson)

Received votes in the House of Representatives.

Vote in House of Representatives (Crawford)

Received votes in the House of Representatives.

Missouri Territory

Territory existing in 1816.

Gulf of Mexico

Body of water near Jackson's Florida Campaigns.

Louisiana Purchase

Territory with a natural boundary.

Spanish Possessions

Territories near Arkansas.

Atlantic Ocean

Ocean bordering the East Coast.

Missouri Compromise Line

Line at 36°30' N.

Free States

States not allowing slavery.

Slave States

States allowing slavery.

Popular Vote 1824 (Jackson)

Received the highest number of popular votes.

Popular Vote 1824 (J. Q. Adams)

Received popular votes in 1824.

Popular Vote 1824 (Crawford)

Received popular votes in 1824.