LESSON EIGHT

ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS

Politics after the War of 1812 changed. Monroe was elected President in 1816. What happened to the Federalists? How can one tell from the Election of 1820? Three crises came during the Monroe admisistration; The Missouri Compromise, Florida, and the Election of 1824. What were the issues involved in these three events? Explain the American System.

TERMS TO CONSIDER

Era of Good Feelings

James Monroe

JQ Adams

Henry Clay

Monroe Doctrine

Gibbon v. Ogden

nationalism

John C. Calhoun

cede

Election of 1828

Rush-Bagot Agreement

READINGS TO CONSIDER

"Slavery and the Constitution"

1. What event is this writing based?

2. What are the major arguments considered by the two men?

3. Who are the men? Where are they from? What are their roles in this event? What are their positions concerning slavery?

4. What future activities will these two men get involved?

5. SOAP

MONROE DOCTRINE

1. SOAP

John Quincy Adams: Slavery and the Constitution

MONROE DOCTRINE

J.Q. ADAMS

AP EXAM QUESTIONS

1999 PART B

How did TWO of the following contribute to the reemergence of a two party system in the period 1820 to 1840?

Major political personalities

States' rights

2002 FORM B, PART A

Question 1

Historians have traditionally labeled the period after the War of 1812 the "Era of Good Feelings." Evaluate the accuracy of this label, considering the emergence of nationalism and sectionalism.

(Use the documents at http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/history_us/samp.html?ushist and your knowledge of the period 1815 to 1825 to answer the question.)

Economic issues

MAP TO CONSIDER

Where can slavery exist according to the map?

MISSOURI COMPROMISE

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,..." Declaration of Independence, 1776