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James Monroe. “The Virginia Dynasty ”. The Era of Good Feeling. US entered a form of a “golden age” Things were going well, people were prospering Added States: Mississippi, Alabama, Illinois, Maine and Missouri, as well as “acquiring” Florida . Federalist Party dissolved/ faded away.
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James Monroe “The Virginia Dynasty”
The Era of Good Feeling • US entered a form of a “golden age” • Things were going well, people were prospering • Added States: Mississippi, Alabama, Illinois, Maine and Missouri, as well as “acquiring” Florida. • Federalist Party dissolved/ faded away.
The Monroe Doctrine • America would not tolerate European nations colonizing in the Western Hemisphere. • Stated that the United States would not interfere with European affairs.
Tainting the golden age:The Missouri Compromise • LA purchase allowed for many new states to be created. • Would these new states be Slave or Free states? Missouri Compromise Nation Divided by slavery Sectionalism
Henry Clay's“American System” • Internal Improvements: • Roads, Canals… (Erie Canal) • Interstate Commerce • Rise Of Industry • Different economies: North v South