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The Era of “Good Feelings”

The Era of “Good Feelings”. -The Treaty of Ghent ends the War of 1812 *Creates a brief period of Nationalism (Pride in the whole country). FEDERALISM DEAD Republicans now dominate AMERICA. American Literature: American authors write about American themes. James Fenimore Cooper.

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The Era of “Good Feelings”

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  1. The Era of “Good Feelings” -The Treaty of Ghent ends the War of 1812 *Creates a brief period of Nationalism (Pride in the whole country) FEDERALISM DEAD Republicans now dominate AMERICA

  2. American Literature: American authors write about American themes James Fenimore Cooper The Last of the Mohicans Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Washington Irving Popularized the term: Knickerbocker for Dutch New Yorkers

  3. The American System: a plan for NATIONAL GROWTH!! • Created by Henry Clay • Known as “The Great Compromiser” • Tariff of 1816: A TAX on imported goods. Protects infant industries. • Infrastructural Development: Roads, Bridges, and Canals • National Bank: To help finance industry

  4. MISSOURI COMPROMISESlave states vs. Free States • There were an equal number of slave states (11) and free states (11) • Missouri wanted to enter the Union as a Slave state • Northerners reject: this would have given the South an advantage (12 Slave states) • HENRY CLAY = THE GREAT COMPROMISER COMES UP WITH THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE

  5. MISSOURI COMPROMISE • 1. Missouri enters as a slave state • 2. Maine enters as a free state • 3. NO SLAVERY north of the 36’ 30” Line of latitude (Southern border of Missouri) THIS IS A TEMPORARY SOLUTION. THE BAD FEELINGS BETWEEN SLAVE AND FREE STATES IS GROWING EVERY YEAR!!!

  6. MISSOURI PROBLEM: • SLAVE STATES (11) = FREE STATES (11) • MISSOURI WANTS TO JOIN UNION AS A SLAVE STATE • NORTH DOESN’T WANT ANOTHER SLAVE STATE • MISSOURI COMPROMISE • MISSOURI (SLAVE) • 2. MAINE (FREE) • 3. NO SLAVE NORTH OF 36’30’ Missouri Compromise MISSOURI COMPROMISE: HENRY CLAY “THE GRRRRREAT COMPROMISER”

  7. FLORIDA • Spain owned Florida; DIDN’T SETTLE THERE • Runaway slaves and Indians used Florida as a base to attack the US • Pres. Monroe sends Andrew Jackson to the Florida border to stop them • Jackson illegally crosses into Florida and kills Spanish, English, and Indians. • Monroe could have punished JACKSON for not following orders • Instead, he THREATENS to unleash JACKSON again as a scare tactic to convince Spain to sell Florida to the US • 1819 ADAMS ONIS TREATY: The US buys Florida

  8. The Monroe Doctrine • Issued under President Monroe (really the work of Sec. of State John Quincy Adams) • Declared to the world that they are to stay out of North and South America • No one took it seriously because America was weak, • However, the MONROE DOCTRINE shows the US’s desire to keep Europeans out of “our” hemisphere

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