WarmUp① WhyisMonroe’spresidencyreferredtoas“TheEraofGoodFeeling”:
② WhatfactorsledtotheendoftheFederalistPartyduringtheelec@onof1816?
③ Listandexplaintwocausesofdivisionbetweennorth&southduringthepresidencyofJamesMonroe
④ WhatisthepurposeoftheAmericanSystem?
⑤ ExplainhoweachofthethreepartsoftheAmericanSystemwasdesignedtopromotena@onalunity:
ìThe Presidency of James Monroe (1817-1825)
An “Era of Good [and some very bad] Feelings”
TheMonroeAdministration
I. JamesMonroe’spresidencymarkedthe“eraofgoodfeeling”intheUSAA. Economicallysuccessful,noworldconflicts,nomajorproblems
II. HowevertworegionswithinUSAwerebeginningtodivideoversocialandeconomicdifferencesA. Northvs.South/Freevs.Slave/Industryvs.Agriculture
III. MuchofMonroe’spresidencywasspenttryingtoreconnectthedividingUSAandpreventapossibleCivilWarA. AmericanSystem/MissouriCompromise
TheElectionof1820
TheGrowingWest
I. After the Revolutionary War the USA began moving westward to new lands
II. Nine new states joined the USA between 1791 & 1819 A. They had been admitted
alternately free and slave B. This maintained a sectional
balance in Congress C. Equal number of free & slave
states meant neither could become too powerful
The Growth West Animation
Reasons for Westward Expansion I. US army defeated many Native American
tribes clearing the way for new settlements
II. Improved transportation methods westward A. Cumberland Road à connected Baltimore to
St. Louis (east to west) B. Invention of the steamboat in 1811 made water
travel easier & faster C. Canals (Eire) allowed for increased trade
between west and east
III. The west offered Americans opportunity to own land and start a new life
TheGrowingWest
TheGrowingDivide
I. New lands from the Louisiana Purchase began requesting to become states
II. Missouri asked Congress to enter the United States in 1819
III. The new addition of states would upset the delicate balance between slave and free states A. Need to have the same number of
free/slave states to keep both sides happy
TheMissouriCompromiseI. Henry Clay negotiated a compromise to prevent conflict
II. The Missouri Compromise: A. Missouri was admitted as a slave state B. Maine was admitted as a free state
i. Kept the sectional balance between slave & free states C. Slavery was prohibited north of 36º 30' latitude line, that was
the southern border of Missouri
III. Compromise was largely accepted by both sides A. South got Missouri another slave state B. North could forbid slavery in the territories above the 36º 30'
line & got Maine
TheMissouriCompromise
DoNow
I. Completethemapac@vityontheMissouriCompromise
Missouri Compromise
ìMonroeForeignPolicy
Monroe’s Foreign Policy
I. James Monroe will not only attack domestic issues but foreign relation problems as well
A. Improved Relations with Great Britain i. Rush-Bagot Agreement ii. Convention Treaty of 1818
B. Florida Acquisition C. Monroe Doctrine
ForeignPolicy
Rush-Bagot Treaty (1818)
I. Most assumed that the USA would have a 3rd war with Great Britain
II. Rush-Bagot Treaty—eliminated naval & military boats from the Great Lakes
A. No boats = no war B. Solved the border issues with
G.B. & USA C. No more wars between the two
Foreign Policy
Treaty of 1818 I. Signed between the USA and
Great Britain
II. Fixed the American-Canadian border at the 49th Parallel
III. Both nations would jointly own the Oregon Territory for 10 years
IV. Ended hostilities between USA & G.B.
ForeignPolicy
Adams-Onis Treaty (1819)
I. Spain did not police Florida and it became a safe place for criminals & hostile Native Americans A. These groups attacked the USA and retreat into Florida where
Spanish government did nothing B. USA wants to control Florida to stop these problems
II. Spain and USA agree to the Adams-Onis Treaty A. Spain ceded (gives) the USA Florida B. USA pays Spain 5 million dollars for Florida
The New United States
TheMonroeDoctrine
I. [email protected]. Pinckney’sTreaty,LouisianaPurchase,Treatyof1818,
Rush-BagotAgreement,Adams-OnisTreaty
II. JamesMonroefeelstheneedtoprotectAmericaninterestsfromEuropeanna@ons
III. JamesMonroeissuestheMonroeDoctrinewarningEuropeanna@onstoKEEPOUToftheAmericasàAmericaisforAmericans
ForeignPolicy
Monroe Doctrine (1823)
I. The Monroe Doctrine was part of his annual message to Congress and warned European nations: A. Western Hemisphere is closed to
further European Colonization B. European attempts to colonize would
be viewed negatively by USA C. The USA will not interference with
existing colonies European nations have
D. U. S. would stay out of European affairs
ForeignPolicyaftertheWarof1812
Monroe Doctrine
ThePresidencyofJamesMonroe
I. Growthofna@onalism
II. SedledborderdisputeswithGreatBritain
III. AmericanSystemcreatedtounitethena@on
IV. MissouriCompromiseheldnorth&southtogether
V. MonroeDoctrineprotectsAmericanterritories
I. EconomicPanicof1819
II. Growingdividebetweennorth&south
III. Issueovertheexpansionofslaveryisnotsolved
IV. TheUSAisbarelystayingtogetheragerthepresidencyofJamesMonroe
Posi@ves Nega@ves
DoNow
1) Createapicture&twosentencesonthefollowingvocabularywordsforJamesMonroe:A. Na@onalism:B. EraofGoodFeeling:C. TheAmericanSystem:D. MissouriCompromise:E. Adams-OnisTreaty:F. Rush-BagotAgreementorTreatyof1818(pickone)G. MonroeDoctrine: