2. America is at peace Economy is good Extreme patriotism James Monroe and Benjamin Russell Panic of 1819 Slavery controversy End of the Era of Good Feelings

3. Drop from 32 cents/lb to 14 cents/lb Decline in cotton prices Land Act of 1800 Overextension of credit Embezzlement Langdon Cheves—works towards solution Banking controversy

4. 1819—equal number of free and slave states Tallmadge proposal Maine applies also for statehood First Missouri Compromise— 36’30’parallel Missouri applies for statehood

5. Missouri’s state constitution is unconstitutional Conflict Developed by Henry Clay Missouri not to deny privileges of constitution to its citizens Missouri admitted as a state on August 10, 1821 Second Missouri Compromise

6. “Lived on public treasury Corrupted by Europeans John Adams Brilliant military career Indian fighter Farmer, lawyer, and slaveholder “Common man” Also considered adulterer Andrew Jackson

7. Mother dies when Jackson is young Two of his brothers die in American Revolutionary War Jackson learns to fend for himself

8. Washington's Day—13 states and 3-4 million people 1828—24 states and 13 million people National population doubling every twenty three years Led to the idea of the American Dream Demand for cotton fueled economic boom

9. Indian Removal Act—passed in 1830 and authorized President to give Indians federal land west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian Land So labeled by Choctaw Indian chief Trail of Tears—sad saga