The Era of “Good The Era of “Good Feelings”Feelings”

-The -The Treaty of Treaty of GhentGhent ends the War ends the War of 1812 *Creates a of 1812 *Creates a brief period of brief period of NationalismNationalism

(Pride in the whole (Pride in the whole country)country)

FEDERALISM DEAD

Republicans nowdominateAMERICA

American Literature: American American Literature: American authors write about American authors write about American

themesthemes►

James Fenimore Cooper

The Last of the Mohicans

Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Popularized the term: Knickerbocker for Dutch New Yorkers

Washington Irving

The American System: a plan for The American System: a plan for NATIONAL GROWTH!!NATIONAL GROWTH!!

► Created by Henry ClayCreated by Henry ClayKnown as “The Great Compromiser”

1. Tariff of 1816: A TAX on imported goods. Protects infant industries.

2. Infrastructural Development: Roads, Bridges, and Canals

3. National Bank: To help finance industry

MISSOURI COMPROMISEMISSOURI COMPROMISESlave states vs. Free StatesSlave states vs. Free States

►There were an equal number of slave There were an equal number of slave states (11) and free states (11)states (11) and free states (11)

►Missouri wanted to enter the Union as a Missouri wanted to enter the Union as a Slave stateSlave state

►Northerners reject: this would have given Northerners reject: this would have given the South an advantage (12 Slave states)the South an advantage (12 Slave states)

►HENRY CLAY = THE GREAT COMPROMISERHENRY CLAY = THE GREAT COMPROMISERCOMES UP WITH THE MISSOURI COMES UP WITH THE MISSOURI

COMPROMISECOMPROMISE

MISSOURI COMPROMISEMISSOURI COMPROMISE

►1. Missouri enters as a 1. Missouri enters as a slave stateslave state►2. Maine enters as a 2. Maine enters as a free statefree state►3. NO SLAVERY north of the 36’ 30”3. NO SLAVERY north of the 36’ 30”

Line of latitude (Southern border of Line of latitude (Southern border of Missouri)Missouri)

THIS IS A TEMPORARY SOLUTION. THE BAD THIS IS A TEMPORARY SOLUTION. THE BAD FEELINGS BETWEEN SLAVE AND FREE FEELINGS BETWEEN SLAVE AND FREE STATES IS GROWING EVERY YEAR!!!STATES IS GROWING EVERY YEAR!!!

Missouri CompromiseMissouri Compromise

MISSOURI COMPROMISE: HENRY CLAY “THE GRRRRREAT

COMPROMISER”

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

1. MISSOURI (SLAVE)

2. MAINE (FREE)

3. NO SLAVE NORTH OF 36’30’

FLORIDAFLORIDA► Spain owned Florida; DIDN’T SETTLE THERESpain owned Florida; DIDN’T SETTLE THERE► Runaway slaves and Indians used Florida as a base to Runaway slaves and Indians used Florida as a base to

attack the USattack the US► Pres. Monroe sends Andrew Jackson to the Florida Pres. Monroe sends Andrew Jackson to the Florida

borderborder to stop them to stop them► Jackson Jackson illegallyillegally crosses into Florida and kills Spanish, crosses into Florida and kills Spanish,

English, and Indians.English, and Indians.►Monroe could have punished JACKSON for not following Monroe could have punished JACKSON for not following

ordersorders► Instead, he THREATENS to unleash JACKSON again as a Instead, he THREATENS to unleash JACKSON again as a

scare tactic to convince Spain to sell Florida to the USscare tactic to convince Spain to sell Florida to the US► 1819 ADAMS ONIS TREATY: The US buys Florida1819 ADAMS ONIS TREATY: The US buys Florida

The Monroe DoctrineThe Monroe Doctrine► Issued under President Monroe (really the Issued under President Monroe (really the

work of Sec. of State John Quincy Adams)work of Sec. of State John Quincy Adams)►Declared to the world that they are to Declared to the world that they are to

stay out of North and South Americastay out of North and South America►No one took it seriously because America No one took it seriously because America

was weak, was weak, ►However, the MONROE DOCTRINE shows However, the MONROE DOCTRINE shows

the US’s desire to keep Europeans out of the US’s desire to keep Europeans out of “our” hemisphere“our” hemisphere