The Era of Good The Era of Good Feelings 1815-Feelings 1815-

18241824

The Election of 1816The Election of 1816

James Monroe [1816-1824]James Monroe [1816-1824]

President James MonroePresident James Monroe

Elizabeth Kortright Elizabeth Kortright MonroeMonroe

The Administration of The Administration of James MonroeJames Monroe

Political stabilityPolitical stabilityRepublican ruleRepublican ruleLack of political interestLack of political interest

Rush-Bagot Agreement of 1817Rush-Bagot Agreement of 1817Establishing a Canadian boundaryEstablishing a Canadian boundaryFlorida becomes part of the UnionFlorida becomes part of the Union

Sec. Of State John Quincy AdamsSec. Of State John Quincy AdamsAdams-Onis TreatyAdams-Onis Treaty

John Quincy Adams:John Quincy Adams:A bulldog among spaniels!

The West & the NW: The West & the NW: 1819-1819-18241824

Adams-Onis Treaty, 1819Adams-Onis Treaty, 1819

The Convention of 1818The Convention of 1818

US Population DensityUS Population Density

18101810 18201820

The Election of 1820The Election of 1820

Expanding Westward  Expanding Westward   The Great MigrationsThe Great Migrations

Reasons for Westward ExpansionReasons for Westward Expansion

Varieties of American Varieties of American NationalismNationalism

Expanding Westward    Expanding Westward     White Settlers in the Old NorthwestWhite Settlers in the Old Northwest

Frontier Life  Frontier Life   A mobile society A mobile society

Varieties of American Varieties of American NationalismNationalism

Expanding Westward   Expanding Westward    The Plantation System in the SouthwestThe Plantation System in the Southwest

Cotton and the Expansion of Slavery  Cotton and the Expansion of Slavery  

Varieties of American Varieties of American NationalismNationalism

Expanding Westward    Expanding Westward     Trade and Trapping in the Far WestTrade and Trapping in the Far West

Astor’s American Fur CompanyAstor’s American Fur Company Mountain MenMountain Men The Fur Trade and the Market EconomyThe Fur Trade and the Market Economy

Varieties of American Varieties of American NationalismNationalism

John Jacob Astor—American John Jacob Astor—American Fur CompanyFur Company

Expanding Westward Expanding Westward  Eastern Images of the WestEastern Images of the West

Stephen Long’s ExpeditionStephen Long’s Expedition

Varieties of American Varieties of American NationalismNationalism

Long’s ExpeditionLong’s Expedition

The Industrial The Industrial RevolutionRevolution

Shift from self-sufficiency to a Shift from self-sufficiency to a specialized interdependent economyspecialized interdependent economy

Reasons for the industrial revolutionReasons for the industrial revolutionHigh labor costsHigh labor costsInventorsInventorsOliver Evans, Eli Whitney, Peter Oliver Evans, Eli Whitney, Peter CooperCooperAbundant natural resourcesAbundant natural resourcesWater, Coal, Lumber etc.Water, Coal, Lumber etc.

Eli Whitney and the Eli Whitney and the Cotton ginCotton gin

The Industrial The Industrial Revolution (con’t)Revolution (con’t)

EntrepreneursEntrepreneursPiracyPiracySamuel Slater, John and Arthur Samuel Slater, John and Arthur Schofield, Francis Cabot LowellSchofield, Francis Cabot Lowell

CapitalCapitalBanksBanks

Protective tariffsProtective tariffs

Samuel Slater & Francis Samuel Slater & Francis Cabot LowellCabot Lowell

Changes in the textile Changes in the textile industryindustry

Cottage industryCottage industryFactoriesFactoriesEmerging urban industrial working classEmerging urban industrial working classBritish monopolyBritish monopolyMill townsMill townsSlater millsSlater millsLowell millsLowell millsLowell girlsLowell girlsChild laborChild labor

Slater MillsSlater Mills

Pat Points…Pat Points… What is the foundation of American What is the foundation of American

foreign policy that began foreign policy that began waaaaaayyyyy back in the early waaaaaayyyyy back in the early 1800’s?1800’s?

Sec. Of State John Quincy Sec. Of State John Quincy AdamsAdams

Proposes the Monroe Proposes the Monroe DoctrineDoctrine

Monroe DoctrineMonroe Doctrine

Russian threatRussian threatFort RossFort Ross

Austrian and French threatsAustrian and French threatsSpanish-American independenceSpanish-American independence

Western HemisphereWestern Hemisphere

Chief Justice John Chief Justice John Marshall 1801-1835Marshall 1801-1835

Landmark Court Landmark Court decisionsdecisions

McCulloch vs. MarylandMcCulloch vs. MarylandGibbons vs. Ogden Gibbons vs. Ogden

Sectional tensionsSectional tensions

John C. CalhounJohn C. CalhounReviving an old institutionReviving an old institution

The cotton ginThe cotton gin “ “King cotton”King cotton”Slaves as a commoditySlaves as a commodity

Gradual northern emancipationGradual northern emancipationmanumission manumission Mason-Dixon lineMason-Dixon line

John C. CalhounJohn C. Calhoun

Sectional tensions Sectional tensions (con’t)(con’t)

Missouri Compromise 1820Missouri Compromise 1820Henry ClayHenry Clay

Maintaining balanceMaintaining balanceNew states admitted to the union in New states admitted to the union in pairs (1 slave & 1 free)pairs (1 slave & 1 free)

Missouri CompromiseMissouri Compromise