The Era of Good Feelings 1815 1824 Political

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The “Era of Good Feelings” (1815 -1824) Political harmony but transitory Susan M. Pojer

The “Era of Good Feelings” (1815 -1824) Political harmony but transitory Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

The Election of 1816

The Election of 1816

James Monroe [1816 -1824]

James Monroe [1816 -1824]

John Quincy Adams: A bulldog among spaniels! • Son of John Adams • Helped

John Quincy Adams: A bulldog among spaniels! • Son of John Adams • Helped negotiate the Treaty of Ghent • Secretary of State under Munroe • Negotiated to – Limit naval forces on the Great Lakes – Got Spain from Florida – 49 th parallel for the Canadian/US border – Agreed on borders with Spain & Texas

The West & the NW: 1819 -1824

The West & the NW: 1819 -1824

Important Court Cases • Marbury v. Madison – Establishes judicial review

Important Court Cases • Marbury v. Madison – Establishes judicial review

Important Supreme Court decisions • Mc. Culloch v. Maryland – Mc. Culloch – 2

Important Supreme Court decisions • Mc. Culloch v. Maryland – Mc. Culloch – 2 nd bank of the US – Maryland- taxed the 2 nd bank’s branches in Maryland – Claims the 2 nd bank was “necessary & proper” & “the power to tax involves the power to destroy”

US Population Density 1810 1820

US Population Density 1810 1820

Monroe Doctrine • Warned Europe to keep their hands off the newly independent republics

Monroe Doctrine • Warned Europe to keep their hands off the newly independent republics in Latin America • “not subject to further colonization” & in return the US would not interfere in “internal concerns” of Europe

Republican Party begins to shift • National – Clay & Adams • Jeffersonian Republican

Republican Party begins to shift • National – Clay & Adams • Jeffersonian Republican Party – Van Buren & Jackson • Federalist began to fade National Jeffersonian