J. Kelly Robison

The Era of Good Feelings

  1. Introduction
  2. One Party Rule
    1. Hartford Convention
    2. Downfall of Federalists
    3. Two Wings of Democratic-Republicans
  3. The "American System"
    1. Economic Nationalism
      1. 2nd Bank of the United States
      2. Protective Tariff
    2. Judicial Nationalism
      1. Dartmouth v Woodward
      2. Gibbons v Ogden
      3. McCulloch v Maryland
  4. The Missouri Compromise
  5. International Relations
    1. Convention of 1818
    2. Adams-Onis Treaty
    3. Monroe Doctrine
  6. Conclusions

Study Questions:

Why is the period 1816-1824 called the Era of Good Feelings? Was it?

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