o James Monroe’s Administration was known as the ERA of GOOD FEELINGS
o Sectionalism
- Henry Clay (KY) – for West
- John C. Calhoun (SC) – for South
- Daniel Webster (Mass.) – for North
o Second Bank of the United States (established 1816 – for a score)
o Tariff of 1816
- was a protective tariff that increased tariffs to 25% making imported goods more expensive than
American-made (helped the North but made the South mad).
o American System – Henry Clay’s program
- introduced a new Bank of the United States, raised tariffs, and created new tariffs
- all money will go to internal improvements
o McCullough v. Maryland
- Maryland can’t tax the Bank of the United States because it was property of the national
government (1819)
o Missouri Compromise – proposed by Henry Clay
Clay proposes that Maine enter as a free state and Missouri as a slave state; 36˚30’ parallel
o Canada becomes a nation. (British, French, and Native Americans)
o Adams-Onis Treaty
US gained Florida from Spain for $5 million.
o Simon Bolivar – “George Washington of South America”
o Mexico and Central America won independence in 1821. Brazil won independence from Portugal in
1822.
o Monroe Doctrine
- John Quincy Adams (Secretary of State) encouraged Monroe to make a statement against the
Holy Alliance (Russia, Prussia, Austria, and France)
- afraid that they would try taking over Latin America
- Britain wanted to have a joint statement but we wanted to make our own
- Monroe Doctrine stated that US would not interfere with Europe but warned Europe not to
attack newly independent nations
o Election of 1824
Jackson wins electoral and popular votes but since it wasn’t a majority. Therefore, it went to the
house and John Quincy Adams won.
Presidents:
1. George Washington
2. John Adams
3. Thomas Jefferson
4. James Madison
5. James Monroe
6. John Quincy Adams
7. Andrew Jackson