Era of Good Feelings Review 2

(1) What was the Era of Good Feelings?

• Period in history (during James Monroe's presidency) that saw a growth in the economy, decreased political conflicts and a strong sense of national pride (nationalism)

• Period in history following the election of 1828 when Andrew Jackson became president and started the indian Removal programs

• Period in history following the Texas Revolution, when the United States annexed Texas becoming the most powerful nation in North America

(2) What effect did the Era of Good Feelings have on the Country’s economy?

• The US economy grew because of Clay's American System which raised tariffs, improved transportation and supported the creation of banks

• The US economy weakened due to high tariffs and an embargo on foreign trade

• The US economy remained steady as few advances were made in the years following the War of 1812

(3) What is the relationship between the Seminole War and the Adams-Onis Treaty?

• Both dealt with Spain and Andrew Jackson's invasion of Spanish Florida

• Both were actions involving United States Secretary of State John Q. Adams who spoke for President Monroe

• Both helped the United States return land to Spain in exchange for payments and recognition of US political rights

(4) What was the effect of the Seminole War and the Adams-Onis Treaty?

• Spain was forced to cede (give) Florida to the Untied States

• Texas became an Independent republic, free from Mexico

• Seminoles were forced to leave Georgia and give their land to white settlers

(5) What was the purpose of the Missouri Compromise?

• To maintain the balance of political power between free states and slave states in the United States

• To slowly end slavery in the United States over a period of 40 years

• To encourage people in teh Eastern United States to move West to obtain free land

(6) What new states were added to the country during teh Missouri Compromise? Did each allow slavery or not?

• MIssouri was added as a free state and Maine as a slave state

• MIssouri was added as a slave state and Maine as a free state

• MIssouri was added as a slave state and Florida as a free state

• MIssouri was added as a free state and Florida as a slave state

(7) What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?

• to protect American influence in the Western Hemisphere (the America's) and limit European influence in the same region

• to help American allies like France maintain its colonies in the Americas

• to assist the United States in removing Native Americans to lands west of the Mississippi River to allow room for white settlement

(8) Why was the Monroe Doctrine important?

• It helped make the US a world leader and gave the US authority to increase its power in the America's without European interference

• It led to the United States fighting several wars to assist its many allies in the Western Hemisphere

• It helped usher in the Era of Good Feelings which saw the US economy grow and its borders expand across the continent

(9) What does the term "Corrupt Bargain" refer to?

• John Q. Adams becoming President following the election of 1824. Andrew JAckson accused Adams and Henry Clay of making a deal and cheating Jackson out out of the Presidency (Jackson actually had earned more votes)

• The deal made by Andrew Jackson and the State of Georgia which led to the Trail of Tears. Thousands of Indians were removed from their lands after only a few agree to sell it. The Cherokee called it a Corrupt Bargain

(10) What change in American Politics did the "corrupt bargain" it cause?

• It led to the end of the Era of Good Feelings and the rise of a new two-party electoral system (Whigs v. Democrats)

• it led to increasing tensions with Spain and Mexico, ultimately resulting in the US invading Florida beginning the First Seminole War

• It caused an increase in American Pride leading to a time of peace and prosperity that would eventually become known as the "Era of Good Feelings"