1. The Era of Good Feelings Mr. Pagliaro Seymour High School

2. Election of 1816 Sec. of State James Monroe def. Rufus King (NY)* Electoral vote was 183-34 Monroe had 68% of pop. vote *last Federalist candidate ever

3. Era of Good Feelings Monroe: NE tour, 1817 Address issues of Hartford Convention (1814-1815) & Blue Light Federalists Presidential appointments John Quincy Adams-Sec. of State-Fed. John C. Calhoun-Sec. of War-D.Rep. William Crawford-Sec. of Treasury-D.Rep. Benjamin Crowinshield-Sec. of Navy-Fed.

4. Nationalism National Unity  An American Consciouness Pride in the nation Unified to improve whole nation Peace between parties

5. The American System Henry Clay 1.Re-charter the Bank of the United States 2.Protective Tariffs aiding American industry 3.Internal improvements Especially transportation Unites the economies of North, South, and West

6. American System in Action 1811-National Road 1816-BUS charter 1816-decreased tariff 1825-Erie Canal 1838-Cumberland Road

7. Changes in the American Economy America as a producer Unskilled labor-cheaper, more profitable Mechanization of Jobs Job Opportunities for Women

8. Industrial Revolution Slater’s Mill-1793-Pawtucket Textile Factories in New England Streams Increased cotton output (Cotton Gin, 1793, Eli Whitney) i.e. Lowell Mill (1822), Rimmon Falls Factory, Humphreysville, CT (1802)

9. Foreign Policy-JQ Adams, Sec. of State Increased American Territory Rush-Bagot Treaty-1817-demilitarized Canadian border Convention of 1818-set border at 49°N from Great Lakes to Rockies Adams-Onís Treaty-1819-Americans gained Florida Monroe Doctrine-1823-No more European colonization of Western Hemisphere

10. Supreme Court supports Nationalism Gibbons v. Ogden Steam ferry rights NY  NJ Interstate Commerce-NO EXCLUSIVE CONTRACTS McCulloch v. Maryland States can’t tax National institution “…The power to tax is the power to destroy…” Fletcher v. Peck & Dartmouth v. Woodward States cannot interfere w/ contracts

11. Westward Expansion 1791-1819-9 New western states 1818-Illinois (Free) and Alabam (Slave) join as #s 21 and 22 Improved transportation Cheap land Land Act of 1820-80 acres @ $1.25/acre Over-speculation  Panic of 1819 BUS foreclosed on many western farms.

12. The Missouri Question 1819-Application for statehood Would be 12 th slave state Gradual emancipation? N-”South is trying to extend slavery” S-”North is trying to end slavery”

14. Henry Clay’s Solution Missouri Compromise Proposed 1819 Maine admitted as a free state Mass gives up any claims Missouri admitted as a slave state No slavery in Louisiana Territory north of 36°30’N Passed 1820 (Compromise of 1820)

16. The balance of free/slave states