1. The Era of Good Feelings

2. A time of prosperity
The Era of Good Feelings was a time of rapid growth in America.
People felt proud of their country
Industry was booming
People were moving west

3. Changes
Politics in America were changing, and the great divide in early America was beginning to take form

4. Changes Our nation was divided between slave states and free states.
There were and equal number of each. (11)

5. FREE STATES HAD THE ADVANTAGE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Slave vs. Free
FREE STATES HAD THE ADVANTAGE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWO SIDES WERE TIED IN THE SENATE

6. The Issue
Every time a new state wanted to join the Union, it created a problem.
If one state from either side was added, it would break the tie in the Senate.
Slave
Free

7. The Missouri Compromise (1820)
When Missouri (a slave state) requested statehood, it threatened the balance in the Senate.

8. The Missouri Compromise
Free states did not want slavery spreading west of the Mississippi, nor did they want slave states to have a majority in the Senate.
Northern states blocked attempts to add Missouri as a slave state, the South blocked attempts to add them as a free state

9. The Missouri Compromise
A deal was made:
Missouri was added as a slave state, and Maine added as a free state
SLAVE
STATE
FREE
STATE

10. The Missouri Compromise
A deal was made:
A line was drawn across the territories at the ’. North of the line would be free, south of it, slave.

12. The Monroe Doctrine
The 5th president, James Monroe, was focusing on improving relations with Britain.

13. The Monroe Doctrine Having a new strong friend, Monroe felt bold.
He recognized the independence of many Latin American countries, and in 1823 released the Monroe Doctrine.

14. 3 points of the Monroe Doctrine
1. The US would stop any European from building new colonies in the Western Hemisphere, or retaking ones they lost

15. Points
2. The US would stay out of the affairs of Europe and their colonies they still hold.

16. Basically . . .
Monroe said stay out of our house, and we’ll stay out of yours.