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Era of Good Feelings
history quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Era of Good Feelings | 1815-1824 (Monroe's presidency) |
| James Monroe | President during the Era of Good Feelings (Democratic-Republican) |
| Virginia Dynasty | The first 4 out of 5 presidents (Washington, Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe) were from Virginia |
| Tariff of 1816 | First protective tariff in US history; meant to protect American manufacturers from British competition after War of 1812 |
| Henry Clay's American System | 1. Bank of the United States 2. Internal improvements (roads/canals) 3. Protective tariffs |
| Second Bank of the United States | Re-chartered in 1816; national bank to manage currency and credit (20-year charter) |
| Steamboat | Robert Fulton's Clermont, 1807 |
| National/Cumberland Road | Completed in 1818 |
| Erie Canal | Completed in 1825 |
| New England's economy | Manufacturing center due to waterpower and seaports |
| Eli Whitney's cotton gin | Increased cotton production and demand for slaves; led to expansion of plantation economy |
| Federalist Party decline | After defeat in 1816 election, they were no longer a significant national party |
| Corrupt Bargain of 1824 | Henry Clay supported John Quincy Adams for president over Andrew Jackson (who had more votes), then became Adams' Secretary of State |
| Marbury v. Madison | Established judicial review (1803) |
| McCulloch v. Maryland | Upheld constitutionality of national bank (1819) |
| Gibbons v. Ogden | Gave Congress power over interstate commerce (1824) |
| Missouri Compromise | 1. Missouri entered as slave state 2. Maine entered as free state 3. Slavery prohibited north of 36°30' parallel |
| Monroe Doctrine | Declared Western Hemisphere off-limits to European colonization; asserted U.S. influence |
| Evidence FOR Era of Good Feelings | One-party political dominance, Nationalist spirit after War of 1812, Economic growth and development, Monroe ran unopposed in 1820 |
| Evidence AGAINST Era of Good Feelings | Growing sectionalism, Debates over slavery (Missouri Compromise), Economic disputes between regions, Democratic-Republican Party internal divisions, Corrupt Bargain of 1824 |
| Tariff of | 1816 |
| Second Bank of U.S. chartered | 1816 |
| National Road completed | 1818 |
| Missouri Compromise | 1820 |
| Monroe Doctrine | 1823 |
| Gibbons v. Ogden | 1824 |