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Chapter 12.
A New Identity.
The Era of Good FeelingsJames Monroe is president
Relative Peace and National Pride
The Convention of 1818.Establishes the border of the US and Canada at the 49th
parallel as far West as the Rockies.
The Monroe DoctrineNorth and South America made off limits to
European colonization
The Missouri Compromise
Jacksonian Democracy
• Property ownership no longer necessary to vote
• Political parties hold nominating conventions
Jackson’s inauguration was a huge party with property damage.
The Spoils SystemRewarding political support with
governmental jobs
The Whig Party
• Critics of Jackson form a new political party
• They support a strong legislature and a weak president.
• A young Abraham Lincoln is a member.
Presidents 1825-1845John Quincy Adams
Martin Van Buren William Henry Harrison
Andrew Jackson
John Tyler
Indian Removal Act (1830)Authorized removal of all Indians living East of the
Mississippi to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma).
Cherokee Nation
The Cherokees tried to adopt European ways, establishing a government, and an alphabet. When facing removal, they sued the US.
“Worcester vs. Georgia”
Although the Supreme Court said that the
Cherokees only had to follow federal law,
Jackson ignored the ruling. This resulted in
the “Trail of Tears”.
The Second Seminole War The US said the Seminoles had to get out of Florida. They tried
to force them, but the Seminoles (led by Osceola) were never defeated.
American CultureWashington Irving James Fenimore Cooper
Catherine Maria Sedgewick Hudson River School