Introduction

Introduction• War of 1812

–Divided–Suffered defeat

• Post-War–America came together as a

country–Boundaries the same

The Era of Good Feelings

Monroe’s Presidency

• Election of 1816 was the last time the Federalists had a candidate

–Essentially only one political party for next 8 years spirit of cooperation

• Monroe’s two terms of presidency overlooked an “Era of Good Feelings”

Era of Good Feelings

• Goodwill tour in 1817

–Greeted warmly everywhere (even Federalist New England!)

–A Boston newspaper announced that an “Era of Good Feelings” had been ushered in

Transportation Revolution

• System of canals linked waterways

–Erie Canal constructed 1817-1825

• New roads connected cities, foundation

–National Road

–Toll roads

Post-War Economy

• 1817 – Postwar economic prosperity political optimism– Borrowing and buying frenzy– High protective tariff of 1816 helped domestic

industry– Inflation

• 1818 decline in global need for US products– Bankruptcy– Panic of 1819

• Land value went down; depression• Led to emergence of new political parties

Missouri Compromise

• Compromise involving slavery and citizenship of free slaves

–Temporarily cooled North-South tensions

• Represented growing conflict over slavery and sectionalism between North and South

Downfalls• Early = tranquility and prosperity

• Later = a troubled period

–Arguments over tariffs, the bank, internal improvements, and the sale of public lands

–Sectionalism intensifying

–Conflict over slavery getting ugly

But it wasn’t all that bad!

((Nationalism))• High morale after war

– American unity

– No further American participation in European conflicts

– One party, the Republicans, represented a unified front

– Transportation literally linked the people

The Adams-Onis Treaty (1819)

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Background: before Background: before the treatythe treaty• Monroe elected president • Spain owned Florida• Florida desired by America• War of 1812• Louisiana purchase• Jackson’s invasion of Spain

Terms of the treaty

• Spanish ceded Florida to the US for $7 million.

• Established the boundaries between Spanish land and American land.

• East and North Texas border• 42 parallel• Texas exchange for Florida

The treaty was not signed until 1821 due to problems over land titles.The treaty was not signed until 1821 due to problems over land titles.

Who was involved?

•John Quincy Adams and Don Luis de Onís of Spain

•Prior, General Andrew Jackson

•President James Monroe

The Adams-Onis TreatyThe Adams-Onis Treaty

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Importance of the TreatyImportance of the Treaty

•General expansion of U.S. Territory and regulations concerning the borders and boundaries.•Peace and neutrality between Spain and America.

“ARTICLE 1There shall be a firm and inviolable peace and sincere friendship between the United States and their Citizens, and His Catholic Majesty, his Successors and Subjects, without exception of persons or places.”

John Quincy Adams and Don Luis de Onis of Spain

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NationalismNationalism•The addition of Florida as a part of the U.S.•A sense of literal and figurative nationalistic growth•Final exception and settled disputes between the nations resulted in a unity of America.

Monroe Doctrine

1823

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Background

• Europe wanted to restore collapsed monarchies after

War of 1812• Britain and Spain

sought to control Pacific coast of North America

• Feared Europeans coming back to

America to colonize Western land

• Did NOT want Spain to colonize and control South

America

Europeans…

Americans…

What is the Monroe Doctrine?

• President Monroe issued a foreign policy document…– Warning European countries not to intervene

in Western Hemisphere– Warning Europeans against colonizing South

America– Called for a reaffirmation of America’s

neutrality

“Good question!”

Written with most ideas and help from Secretary

of State, John Adams

Monroe Doctrine

“…American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are

henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any

European powers." -President Monroe in his Monroe Doctrine

Monroe also stated that a failure to comply with this doctrine would result

in facing America’s armed force

Domestic Unity

Reflects nationalism and Era of Good Feelings

“Its object is to introduce and establish the American

system, of keeping out of our land all foreign powers, of

never permitting those of Europe to intermeddle with the affairs of our nations. It is to maintain our own principle,

not to depart from it.”

Written by Thomas Jefferson, in a letter to

President Monroe in 1823I represent

the Democratic- Republicans and we are

FOR no foreign

entanglements!

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Significance

• Monroe Doctrine began the idea of Isolationism– Isolationism: seeking to devote the entire efforts of

one's country to its own advancement and remain at peace by avoiding foreign entanglements and responsibilities

• It helped to prevent foreign intrusion before it could potentially ruin the Republic

• TURNING POINT – It unified America in the way that they were all getting

rid of the Old World, and looking toward creating a New World

Nationalism & Monroe Doctrine

• Nationalism: the desire for national advancement or independence

• Used Manifest Destiny to justify the doctrine– Manifest Destiny: a policy of imperialism

rationalized as inevitable (as if granted by God)• This brought together a unifying idea that American land

is for AMERICANS only

• Hypocritical because America uses this same principle to take land from Native Americans

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Symbolizes how the Monroe Doctrine

protected America from British war and

monarchies

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Political cartoon displaying the

Monroe Doctrine

Conclusion•All of these events brought the Americans together–Economically–Politically–Socially

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