era of good feelings and the monroe doctrine mr. fredrickson
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Era of Good feelings and the Monroe doctrine
Mr. Fredrickson
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Era of Good Feelings
• After the war of 1812 a wave of nationalism swept the country
• James Monroe became president in 1816• Monroe attempted to create national unity;
this time became known as the “Era of Good Feelings”
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Sectionalism
• Loyalty to ones state or section rather than the country
• North, South, West
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Calhoun of the South
• Leader: John C. Calhoun• War hawk• Defended slavery• Opposed strengthening the federal
government
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Webster of the North
• Leader: Daniel Webster• Opposed war of 1812• Opposed slavery• Wanted strong national government
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Clay of the West
• Leader: Henry Clay• War hawk (leader)• Supported strong federal government
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Protective Tariff
• English merchants were selling goods for les than the production cost in the hopes of driving American rivals out of business
• The protective tariff was a tax on all goods imported from Europe
• Protected the countries industries from foreign competition
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Clay’s American System
• Called for tariffs on imported goods benefiting northern factories
• With the money from industry northerners would buy farm products from the West and South
• Hoping to reduce American dependence on foreign goods
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American System Continued
• Congress was supposed to use money from tariffs to build roads, bridges, and canals
• This would make it easier and cheaper for farmers in the south and west to move goods to city markets
• Congress spent very little on these internal improvements
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Adams-Onis Treaty
• 1821• Spain Ceded Florida to the U.S. for $5 million• U.S. gave up claims to land in what is now
Texas
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The Monroe Doctrine
• Part of a message to congress in 1832• President Monroe declares:– U.S. will not interfere with affairs in European
Nations or existing colonies of European Nations– European nations were to not attempt to regain
control of newly independent nations of Latin America
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Monroe Doctrine continued
• U.S. would oppose any attempts to build new colonies in Americas
• Britain supported the doctrine and helped enforce it with their navy
• The Monroe Doctrine was American foreign policy until W W I
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South American Republ
ics
Uncle – “the bars will stand as long as you are good”