1. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY The “ Era of Good Feelings ”? (1816 -1824) The “ Era of Good Feelings ”? (1816 -1824)

2. Essential Question: What were the major characteristics of the ”Era of Good Feeling? ” Essential Question: What were the major characteristics of the ”Era of Good Feeling? ”

3. The Election of 1816 [The Demise of the Federalist Party!]

4. James Monroe [1816-1824] Presidency Highlights Followed nationalistic policies Panic of 1819; caused by conservative policies of 2 nd Bank of US / post War of 1812 financial issues Denied Missouri’s admission in 1819 as a slave state Missouri Compromise (1820): MO was a slave state, Maine a free state, and no slavery north and west of Missouri forever Monroe Doctrine: warned European powers to stay out of Latin America / told Europe that the Western Hemisphere was no longer open for colonization

5. John Quincy Adams: John Quincy Adams: A bulldog among spaniels! Son of John Adams Sec of State for Monroe Lost Election of 1820

6. The Convention of 1818

7. The West & the NW: 1819-1824

8. Adams-Onis Treaty, 1819 [“The Transcontinental Treaty”]

9. US Population Density 18101820

10. The American System p Tariff of 1816 p Chartering of the Second Bank of the United States [BUS]. p Internal improvements at federal expense. - National Road Henry Clay, “The Great Compromiser”

11. The American System: The National [Cumberland] Road

12. The Erie Canal E 1817 – 1825. E 363 miles  Albany to Buffalo. E Much further than any other American or European canal.

13. The American System WEST  got roads, canals, and federal aide. p WEST  got roads, canals, and federal aide. p EAST  got the backing of protective tariffs from the West. p SOUTH  ??

14. The Panic of 1819 CAUSES???

15. The Election of 1820

16. The Compromise of 1820: A Firebell in the Night!

17. 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.

18. The Monroe Doctrine, 1823 3.What would the US do if the warning was not headed? Monroe Doctrine 2.What warning is given to the European countries? 1.What foreign policy principles are established? p Referred to as “America’s Self-Defense Doctrine”

19. The Election of 1824: The “Corrupt Bargain”

20. Corrupt Bargain Since no candidate had a majority of electoral votes, the election was decided among the top three by the House of Representatives. Clay, who favored a program similar to that of Adams, threw his crucial support in the House to the New Englander. Upon becoming President, Adams appointed Clay as Secretary of State. Jackson and his angry followers charged that a "corrupt bargain" had taken place and immediately began their campaign to wrest the Presidency from Adams in 1828.

21. The Election of 1824: The “Corrupt Bargain” CandidatePopular Vote Electoral Vote Andrew Jackson43%99 J.Q. Adams31%32 William Crawford 13%41 Henry Clay13%37