JAMES MONROE

CHAPTER 10SECTION 3

THE “ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS”

James Monroe – Democratic-RepublicanRepresented a united America – kinda an

average guy – well loved by allElection of 1816- no real opponentToured U.S. – paid his own way (no President

since Washington had done this)Won easily in 1816 (EC votes 183-34) and 1820

( 231-1)

James Monroe

Dividing the country

Sectionalism…Loyalty to a regionNorthernersSouthernersWesternersLooked out for their regions rather than the

nation “as a whole”

John C. Calhoun - Southern

South CarolinaChanged- used to be a War Hawk and

NationalistNow…Didn’t like tariffs – thought they raised prices

of goods people wanted and protected inefficient manufacturers

States should decide things on their ownDidn’t like national programs

John C Calhoun

Daniel Webster - Northern

New HampshireLiked tariffs –

protected American industries

One of the greatest public speakers of all time

“Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable!”

Henry Clay - Western

Kentucky“The Great

Compromiser”Negotiated the Treaty

of Ghent

Missouri Compromise

1820Missouri wanted to become a stateSouth wanted slavery ok’d – North, not so

muchMaine wanted to become a stateHenry Clay – compromiseMissouri – slave stateMaine – free stateSlavery banned - Louisiana Territory north of

36◦30’ N

Missouri Compromise

McCulloch vs Maryland

Maryland tried to tax the National Bank in Baltimore

Can’t get in the way of gov’t doing its business

Gibbons vs Ogden

States cannot interfere with interstate commerce

Trade between the statesBoth cases showed that Federal power was

far stronger than States’ power

Britain

1817 – Rush-Bagot Treaty eased military feelings between U.S. and British Canada

Convention of 1818 - made a northern boundary line - 49th parallel

Gained the right to settle Oregon Territory

Adams-Onis treaty

We gained Florida

We gave up Spanish Texas

Spain

Losing steam in the New World fastFlorida – became part of AmericaMexico – revolts – Hidalgo South America – revolutionaries - Simon

Bolivar “The Liberator” and Jose San Martin achieved independence from Spain

Monroe Doctrine

1823“we won’t bother your territories in the

Americas”“you stay on your half of the world”One of the first times we flex our muscles

toward the European Powers and claim dominance in our region.