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James Monroe “Era of Good Feelings” Collapse of Federalist Party Monroe was the first clear representative of the one-party system under the Republicans: 1. Cooperation stemming from one-party politics 2. America’s high morale after the War of 1812.
“Era of Good Feelings” Collapse of Federalist Party Monroe was the first clear representative of the one-party system under the Republicans: 1
Era of Good Feelings Collapse of Federalist Party Monroe was
the first clear representative of the one-party system under the
Republicans: 1. Cooperation stemming from one-party politics 2.
Americas high morale after the War of 1812.
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Several revolutions against Spanish rule flared up in South and
Central America and ousted the colonial governments Simon Bolivar
established independent regimes The U.S., having itself broken away
from colonial rule, officially recognized these new countries, and
established lucrative trading relations with many of them.
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Fear that European governments would intervene and try to
reassert colonial dominance: Secretary of State John Quincy Adams
wrote the Monroe Doctrine Doctrine declared American dominance in
the Western Hemisphere and warned against European interference in
the Americas.
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1. Unless American interests were involved, the United States
would stay out of European wars. 2. The American continents,
including both North and South America, were not subject to any
further colonization by European powers 3. The United States would
construe any attempt at European colonization in the New World as
an unfriendly act.
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U.S. had little military power to back up its claims Immense
symbolic importance, announcing the United States as a world power
equal to the great European nations. The Monroe Doctrine asserted
U.S. preeminence in the affairs of the Americas, a position that
has informed American foreign relations ever since.
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John Quincy Adams Sec of State under Madison Wrote Monroe
Doctrine
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Simon Bolivar George Washington of South America
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Appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in 1801 Remained
in office until he died in 1835 A staunch Federalist, he continued
to exert a strong Federalist influence on government Marbury v.
Madison: Ruling established the principle of judicial review:
Supreme Courts power to rule an act of Congress
unconstitutional
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John Marshall
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Economic plan Phrase coined by Henry Clay Continuation of ideas
set forth by A. Hamilton Contained 3 main ideas: 1. Protective
tariff 2. 2 nd National Bank 3. Govt subsidized roads and
canals
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Erie Canal started construction in 1817 and was completed 8
years later First commercial link between New York East and the
West. Provided an efficient, quicker, cheaper method of
transporting goods
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Dewitt Clinton Gov. of New York Father of the Erie Canal
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AKA Cumberland Road First major improved highway in the U.S.to
be built by the federal government Construction began heading west
in 1811 at Cumberland, Maryland Ends in 1835 at Vandalia, Indiana
Provided a connection between the Potomac and Ohio Rivers Gateway
to the west for thousands of settlers.
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182021 Measures passed by the U.S. Congress to end the first of
a series of crises concerning the extension of slavery. 1820, Maine
was made a state and Missouri was authorized to adopt a
constitution having no restrictions on slavery. Missouri admitted
to the Union, Aug., 1821 Henry Clay, as speaker of the House, is
generally regarded as its author
