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The Administration of James Monroe

The Administration of James Monroe. “The Era of Good Feelings”. Election of 1816. James Monroe (VA) Republican candidate Rufus King (NY) Federalist candidate Federalist Party had lost all power due to War of 1812 and the Hartford Convention End of the First Party System.

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The Administration of James Monroe

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  1. The Administration of James Monroe “The Era of Good Feelings”

  2. Election of 1816 • James Monroe (VA) Republican candidate • Rufus King (NY) Federalist candidate • Federalist Party had lost all power due to War of 1812 and the Hartford Convention • End of the First Party System

  3. The Era of Good Feelings • The period after War of 1812 • Marked by lower level of concern over potential foreign intervention in the US - Relative consensus over domestic policy - LACK OF PARTISAN FACTIONS!

  4. Monroe’s CabinetRepresentative of the entire US John C. Calhoun Secretary of War (S. Carolina) William Crawford Secretary of Treasury: (Georgia) William Wirt Attorney General (Maryland)) Samuel Southard Secretary of Navy (New Jersey) John Quincy Adams Secretary of State: (New England-Federalist) John McLean Postmaster General (Ohio)

  5. Major Events During Presidency • Adams-Onis Treaty • Panic of 1819 • Missouri Compromise • Monroe Doctrine

  6. Adams-Onis Treaty 1819 Spain ceded Florida to US US gave up claims to Texas

  7. Why does Spain give us Florida? • Andrew Jackson invaded Florida - Excuse: Seminole Indian raids over the border • Adams claimed it as our right • Spain realized the US could take Florida by force • Treaty was signed

  8. The Panic of 1819 • First major financial crisis of US • Widespread foreclosures, bank failures, unemployment, and a slump in agriculture and manufacturing - many people blamed the National Bank! • Ended economic expansion after War of 1812

  9. Missouri Compromise • 1819 – 11 free states and 11 slave states • Missouri was a slave state • Maine wanted to enter as a Free state

  10. Missouri Compromise • 1820 • Henry Clay • Kept a balance in Congress • Missouri = slave state • Maine = free state • Prohibited slavery in the Louisiana Purchase north of the 36 30 parallel • On the road to the Civil War!!!!

  11. Response of Jefferson • “Like a firebell in the night awakened and filled me with terror. I considered it at once to be the knell of the Union.” • Compromise would only solve the issue of slavery temporarily

  12. Election of 1820 • Monroe re-elected without opposition • 1 elector cast a vote for John Quincy Adams

  13. The Monroe Doctrine Background • Spain was losing Latin America to revolutions • US was establishing trade w/ Latin Am. • US declared neutrality - actually helped supply the rebels • 1822 Monroe recognized - La Plata (Argentina) - Chile - Peru - Columbia - Mexico

  14. Monroe Doctrine • 1823 Monroe announced the “Monroe Doctrine” - written by Sec. of State John Quincy Adams • Policy 1. No more European colonization in Americas 2. European interference in Am. continents = US action 3. US would not interfere in Europe • Simple Terms: Europe stay out of the Western Hemisphere!

  15. European Reaction • Mostly looked on in disdain! • US not quite powerful enough to enforce yet • Served as an important expression of emerging American nationalism

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