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The Era of Good Feelings

The Era of Good Feelings. APUSH. The Growth of American Nationalism:. Minimal political strife and opposition Second B.U.S., protective tariffs, internal improvements S.C.O.T.U.S., boundaries, industry. Shifting Political Values:.

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The Era of Good Feelings

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  1. The Era of Good Feelings APUSH

  2. The Growth of American Nationalism: • Minimal political strife and opposition • Second B.U.S., protective tariffs, internal improvements • S.C.O.T.U.S., boundaries, industry

  3. Shifting Political Values: • B.U.S, internal improvements to facilitate transportation, 20,000-man army. • Clay’s American System: High Tariffs, internal improvements • Calhoun = State’s Rights; Webster = Union

  4. Strengthening American Finances • War leaves nation ill-equipped to deal with finances • Private banks leery of dealing with Treasury • Second B.U.S. pays 1.5. million and president appointments • Supporters = stability • Opponents = distrust of banking interests

  5. Protecting American Industry • War of 1812 stimulates economy • Goods now produced domestically • Congress continues tariff from the War of 1812 • Some afraid of foreign backlash

  6. Judicial Nationalism • John Marshall’s Supreme Court reinforced the idea of federal supremacy. • Series of court cases: • Fletcher v. Peck: Court can void state law • McCulloch v. Maryland: Congress can have a bank, states can tax the bank • Dartmouth v. Woodward: Contracts can’t be changed unilaterally • Gibbons v. Ogden: Congress has the right to regulate commerce.

  7. Conquering Space • Vast majority of people lived on the Eastern seaboard before 1812 • After 1820, western federal lands were sold to individual farmers at a fair price to populate the region • Five states admitted immediately during/after War of 1812: • Louisiana, Indiana, Mississippi, Illinois, Alabama

  8. Defending American Interests in Foreign Affairs • Exerted American power by stopping tribute to North Africa (Barbary coast) • U.S gets FL after Andrew Jackson leads raids in Spanish FL – FL is ceded to U.S. • Monroe Doctrine: U.S. sees any European colonization/influence in Western hemisphere as a threat. U.S. will not interfere in any internal European affairs.

  9. Growth of Factionalism and Sectionalism • Second National Bank, tariffs, strong federal government under Supreme Court lead to ideas of nationalism • Panic of 1819: Trade dramatically declined, unemployment spiked, banks failed • Churches/organizations set up clothing drives and soup kitchens • Missouri Compromise (1820): Missouri admitted as a slave state, Maine as a free state. No slavery above 36/30.

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