The Era of Good Feelings?
The Presidency of
James Monroe
•  Era of Good Feelings
1816-1823
–  Decline of Federalists =
Single Party dominated
politics
•  The American System
–  Supported by Madison,
implemented by Monroe
–  Make US less economically
dependent on Europe
–  Produce “import” good in
US
–  Formation of a 2nd National
Bank for loans
–  Protective Tariff of 22%
The Missouri Compromise 1821
•  Large Westward Migration = New
States formed
•  11 free states & 11 slave states in
1819 = Balance of Power
•  South = More farm land
•  North = Stop the spread of
slavery
•  Compromise (Henry Clay
introduced)
–  Maine becomes a Free State
–  Missouri becomes a Slave State
–  Dividing line = 36*30* north
latitude
–  A temporary solution to the
question of slavery
The Monroe Doctrine
•  Introduced by President James
Monroe (1823)
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•  Napoleonic Wars = Latin
American countries declare
independence
•  US wanted to keep Europeans
from reclaiming lost territory
•  Nationalism = Extreme pride/
loyalty to your country
•  Monroe Doctrine = Western
Hemisphere off limits to
European control
–  “these states henceforth are not
to be considered as subjects for
future colonization by any
European powers”
US Policy Towards
Native Americans
•  1824 Monroe proposes that all
Native Americans should be
moved west of the Mississippi
River
•  Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
1831
–  N.A. = no standing in court b/c
neither state or country
–  N.A had a right to lands they
possessed
•  Andrew Jackson becomes
president 1829
–  Signs Removal Act of 1830
–  Trail of Tears (1838) 1/3 of
Cherokee population dies on
journey
Growth of the Factory
•  Putting-out System
–  Borrowed from England
–  Merchants bought raw materials
–  Recruit Farm familes to do the
work
•  Lowell System
–  Poor wages, working conditions,
stayed in dorms
–  Employee Turnover = low wages
–  Low wages = Middle class of
merchants & bankers
•  Growth of Factories
–  Based along rivers = power
–  Textile Factories weave cotton
from the South = Need for
workers (women)