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How Much “Good Feeling” Was There in the “Era of Good Feelings”?. I. Context: The American “Victory” in the War of 1812. A. British Victory? . Canada & the Great Lakes (1812-1813). The British Burn Washington D. C. (Aug. 1814). B. Tie? The Treaty of Ghent (Dec. 1814) .
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How Much “Good Feeling” Was There in the “Era of Good Feelings”?
A. British Victory? • Canada & the Great Lakes (1812-1813)
C. An American Victory? The Battle of New Orleans (January 1815)
II. Feeling Good: America United and Strong A. One Political Party: The Hartford Convention and the Death of the Federalist Party
Star Spangled Banner Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
A. The Debates Over Henry Clay’s American System: • East v. West: Internal Improvements • Strict v. Loose Construction: The National Bank
B. The Missouri Compromise: Slavery, Sectionalism, & the Civil War Delayed