THE EYE OF THE HURRICANEHow could the Monroe presidency be characterized as being in the eye of the hurricane?

“Era of Good Feelings”

Republicans absorb issues… death keel of the Federalists (failed Hartford Convention)• Goodwill Tour- The Columbian Centinel- “Era of Good

Feelings”• Easy Credit- state & wildcat banks• 1816- 2nd Bank of the United States (tight credit will lead

to the Panic of 1819) • 1816- Protective Tariff & Deregulation of Industry

Internal Improvements

Federal Expenditures• Roads• Canal Construction

National Road 1816

Erie Canal- NY state- 1825: connection to the Great Lakes: • 8 years and 8 million dollars

Henry Clay

American System• North- Protective Tariff• West- Canal’s and Railroads

“Like a Fire bell in the Night”

Sectionalism- key issues• North- protective tariffs• South- slavery• West- internal improvements

Missouri Compromise 1819-1820• Slavery in the Western Territories• James Tallmadge’s amendment• Missouri Bill & Compromise- Henry Clay• Missouri & Maine for 36/30 North• Guiding premise for admission up until 1850• Michigan & Arkansas (1830)

North & South Breakdown Politically

North

• 5 Million• House 105• Senate 22

South

• 4.5 Million• House 81• Senate 22

Completing American IndependenceNationalism & Foreign Affairs1817 Rush Bagot Agreement• Naval disarmament- British Boundary

1818 Convention of 1818• 49th Parallel • Joint Occupation of Oregon- Britain & US

1818 Florida • Florida problem: escaped slaves, Indians, Brits• British adventures- pirates, encouragement/Natives• Seminoles- war like

Andrew Jackson- occupation of Florida• Without authorization, captures forts- kills natives and

British a like.

1819 Adam’s Onis Treaty• Purchase of Florida (pay debts- Spain)• Claims to Texas and Oregon• Transcontinental Line- for Oregon & not Texas

1823 Beginnings of the Monroe Doctrine

• Napoleonic Wars & Latin America• Revolutions and slow recovery• Simon Bolivar & other revolutions

American View- Revolutions• Economic- favored trade North & South• Political- rise of Democracy• Military- most important power in the Northwest

Hemisphere

European Threats

Quadruple Alliance- Holy Alliance• France, Prussia, Russia, Austria• Russia and the North American coast- Alaska

Rejecting Anglo American Declaration

• Jefferson & Madison• John Q Adams: “cockboat”

Basic Ideas of the Monroe Doctrine• America & Latin America• America & European Colonization• America in European Affairs

Importance and Results• Role of J. Q. Adams

Basic Ideas of the Monroe DoctrineExisting Colonies in Western Hemisphere

Europe and the US Future colonization in Western Hemisphere

No US interference No US interference No further colonization-“Dangerous” for foreign nationsUS has primary influence