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President James Monroe Quiz Review

President James Monroe Quiz Review. “Era of Good Feelings”. Following the War of 1812, America celebrated war heroes and respect from other nations Transportation is improved and the nation was growing rapidly New industries develop – Textile production in New England

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President James Monroe Quiz Review

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  1. President James MonroeQuiz Review

  2. “Era of Good Feelings” • Following the War of 1812, America celebrated war heroes and respect from other nations • Transportation is improved and the nation was growing rapidly • New industries develop – Textile production in New England • Monroe’s presidency is a time of national unity

  3. The Industrial Revolution • Eli Whitney invented interchangeable parts and the cotton gin • James Hargreaves invented the spinning jenny • Samuel Slater began a “factory system” in RI • Francis Cabot Lowell began a model mill town in Massachusetts • Capitalists invested money (capital) in new businesses

  4. Transportation Improvements • Corduroy roads are made of logs • Flatboats can float downstream in rivers • Lancaster Tpke. stretched from Philadelphia to Lancaster, PA • National Road – Maryland to West Virginia • Robert Fulton launches a steamboat in the Hudson River • DeWitt Clinton promotes the building of the Erie Canal

  5. Sectionalism – Loyalty to a region of a country rather than the nation as a whole. • Calhoun (South) was a firm defender of slavery and against a strong federal government • Webster (North) was opposed to slavery and favored a strong federal government • Clay (West) was a War Hawk during the War of 1812 and proposed the American Plan – tariffs would pay for internal improvements

  6. Tariff Issues • Northern textile mill owners are concerned about foreign competition from Britain • Congress passes the Tariff of 1816 which increases the cost of British cloth sold in the U.S. • Southerners oppose the tariff as they buy imported cloth and sell cotton to European mills

  7. Supreme Court Cases that strengthen the power of the federal government • McCulloch v. Maryland – states have no right to interfere with federal institutions within their borders • Gibbons v. Ogden – federal government can regulate trade between states (interstate commerce) John Marshallwas the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

  8. U.S. Gains Florida • White southerners were concerned with Creek and Seminole Indian raids across Florida’s borders • “Black Seminoles” – African Americans who seek refuge with Seminoles • Andrew Jackson invades Florida to break up Negro Fort • Adams-Onis Treaty – U.S. gains Florida for $5 million

  9. The Monroe Doctrine • European nations form an alliance to help Spain regain colonies in Central and South America • Britain feels trade will be hurt if Spain regains colonies • Monroe Doctrine • U.S. will not interfere in existing European colonies • No new European colonies in Latin America

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