era of good feelings - st. johns county school district
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Era of Good Feelings1816-1824
Ben Windle
Election of 1816 (The demise of the Federalist Party)
James Monroe 1816-1824
Panic of 1819
Compromise of 1820
Compromise of 1820
Missouri wanted to admitted as a slave state but would have disrupted senatorial balance
Maine is admitted as a free state, preserving balance in the senate
The country is split at the 36, 30 line with all land to the north being free and to the north being slave territory
Henry Clay "The Great Compromiser"
Henry Clay's American System
Tariff of 1816 "First Protective Tariff"
Extension of National Bank, 2nd BUS created 1816-1836, 20 year charter
Federally Funded Internal Improvements, national road, canal system (not fully supported because of regional disagreements)
Monroe Doctrine, 1823
Non-Colonization, Non-Intervention Doctrine
Directed at European nations
Authored by John Q. Adams, Secretary of State
Latin American revolutions create instability in region and a concern to US security
The US teams up with the British who have same desire to keep the hemisphere of free of other countries (British have military strength)
Corrupt Bargain of 1824
Candidate Popular Vote Electoral Vote
Andrew Jackson 43% 99
J.Q. Adams 31% 84
William Crawford
13% 41
Henry Clay 13% 37