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President #5Political Party:
Democratic-Republicans (Anti-Federalist)
Years as President: 1817 – 1825
BackgroundEducation: he attended the College of William and
Mary.Previous employment: Monroe fought in the
Continental army and practiced law in Virginia. He was also a Senator and the Minister to France.
Vice President: Daniel D. Tompkins (1817 – 1825)Secretary of State: Richard Rush (1817); John
Quincy Adams (1817 – 1825)Other significant cabinet members: John C.
Calhoun (Secretary of War 1817 - 1825)States admitted into the Union: Mississippi
(1817); Illinois (1818); Alabama (1819); Missouri and Maine in the Missouri Compromise (1820 – 1821)
First Election (1816)Electoral votes: 183 votes (out of 217)Popular votes: The records of these were not
kept until 1824.Other candidates: Rufus King (Federalist) –
34 votes Reason for win: The Federalists were so out of favor with the public that “a majority had abandoned the party name altogether,” after fiascos such as the Hartford Convention.
Second Election (1820)Electoral votes: 231 (out of 232)Popular votes: N/A until 1824Other candidates: John Quincy Adams
(Democratic-Republican) – 1 vote Reason for win: There was really no competition from another political party, since the Federalists had fallen apart after the 1816 election.
Terms to KnowThe Era of Good FeelingsThe First Seminole WarThe Rush-Bagot AgreementThe Convention of 1818McCulloch vs. MarylandThe Financial Panic of 1818The Adams-Onis Treaty (The Transcontinental
Treaty)Dartmouth College vs. WoodwardThe Missouri CompromiseWashington Irving and “The Legend of Sleepy
Hollow”The “Hudson River School of Art” is FoundedThe Monroe DoctrineHenry Clay’s American SystemGibbons vs. Ogden
The Era of Good Feelings (1817)The name of the period at the beginning of Monroe’s
presidency, when there was little to no partisan strife.This is due to the fact that Monroe’s win crushed the
Federalists, the party formerly in opposition to his.Monroe took a good-will tour through the NorthImpact: Under the surface, issues such as slavery
were causing tensions which broke violently loose in the 1824 election, one of the only ones that had to be decided by a vote from the House.
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The First Seminole War (1817)Seminole Indian weapons trading with the
British and protection of runaway slaves caused the war.
Gen. Andrew Jackson defeated the Seminoles.This led to the Adams-Onis Treaty, in which Spain gave Florida to the Union.As for the Seminoles, they were either strongly urged to relocate, or fled into the Everglades. The conflict over whether they should stay or go led to the Second Seminole War (1832).Source:
http://www.flheritage.com/facts/history/seminole/wars.cfm
The Rush-Bagot Agreement (1817)A border treaty between British North America
(Canada) and the US in regards to the Great Lakes.It limited the navy each side could keep in the Lakes.It’s the “longest undefended border” which still stands
today.It marked the beginning of the period of cooperation between Britain and America, which also still stands today!Sources:
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The Convention of 1818Defined the border between British North
America (Canada) and the United States.The area west of the Rocky Mountains was to be
“free and open” to both the British and the US for the next ten years. This encouraged both countries to attempt to colonize that area.This was also the last major territorial loss for the US.Source:
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0001893
McCulloch vs. Maryland (1819)A court case which proved that the fed. govn’t has more
authority than a state govn’t and let Congress create a bank.Specifically, the state governments may not tax institutions
of the federal government such as banks.Supports the Necessary and Proper Clause of the
Constitution (the “Elastic Clause”) which basically gives the government the right to do anything it wants to as long as it’s to carry out the purposes of the Constitution.
This lets the government get away with a lot of things that aren’t specifically in its list of powers.
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The Financial Panic of 1819 (ended 1823)The time when the economic growth following the
war of 1812 ground to a halt and a national panic set in.
Unemployment mounted, banks failed, investment collapsed, etc.
This was the first time in US history when Urban poverty was a problem. Other poverty issues such as Shay’s Rebellion originated with the frontier farmers.
The public demanded more democratic state constitutions (an end to voting restrictions, for e.g.) and became suspicious of banks and other “privileged” organizations.
Source: http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/database/article_display.cfm?HHID=574
The Adams-Onis Treaty/ Transcontinental Treaty (1819)An agreement similar to the Louisiana Purchase
in which Spain gave Florida to the Union for $5 million.
The US ceded its claims to anything west of the Sabine River to Spain, including Texas and California, but mandated that Spain relinquish claims to anything north of California (42o North).
This was one of the critical events that defined the US-Mexico border.It was also important to Indian relations, as it required the US make peace with the Seminoles, the natives of Florida.Source:
http://www.pbs.org/kpbs/theborder/history/timeline/2.html
Dartmouth College vs. Woodward (1819)A court case that defined the rights of states in
regards to business with non-governmental bodies.Limited states’ interference in private institutions Defined the limits of contracts between the government and such organizations
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The Missouri Compromise (1819)An bill to allow Missouri into the Union as a slave state.
Maine (non-slave state) would also join; the balance in Congress between slave & non-slave states would be kept.
Missouri was not allowed to curtail the rights of citizens (including free blacks) in its state Constitution.
No more slave states could be created in the remainder of the Louisiana Purchase (North of 36o30’N latitude).
The 36o30’N proviso held until 1854 (repealed by the Kansas-Nebraska Act)
Set a premise for Congressional interference on the issue of slavery, and for compromise rather than solution.
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Washington Irving publishes “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “Rip Van Winkle” (1820)These stories offer highly accurate portrayals of rural American life in the 1820s.They contrast life before and after the Revolution; Irving said that before was more simple, and that life in the colonies was constantly changing.These stories are highly influential in our current understanding of this time period.Sources:
http://www.schooltales.net/sleepyhollow/http://www.enotes.com/american-history-literature-
cc/rip-van-winkle
“Hudson River School of American Art” foundedThis was the first coherent American art style.It is significant in that it set the tone for manyfuture American styles, and while borrowing from European fashions was completely original to the United States.It embodied many ideals that were current in the
literary world at the time, such as the works of Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Source: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/ihas/icon/hudson.html
Monroe Doctrine (1823)A warning from Monroe to Europe not to interfere in the Western Hemisphere, made in a report to Congress in 1823.
The United States will not support further colonizationNeither will it allow puppet monarchs
This stance has been maintained in US foreign relations for nearly 200 years
It was especially important to the decolonization of Latin America
An important recent invocation of the Doctrine was during the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962), to quarantine Cuba
Source (incl. primary source) http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=23
Henry Clay’s American System (1824)A three-part system devised to balance
agriculture, commerce, and industry.A tariff to promote American industryA national bank systemFederal subsidies (funded by the tariffs) for
road, canals and other economic-improvement projects
Congress passed laws in accordance with the goals of the system from 1816 – 1828
Many of them are still in effect todayThe American System became the focus of
opposition to Andrew Jackson after 1829Source:
http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/Speeches_ClayAmericanSystem.htm
Gibbons vs. Ogden (1824)Another court case that expanded the powers of
the government, justified by the Commerce Clause in the Constitution.
Congress has power to regulate any commerce that
crosses state lines, and that their regulations are more weighty than those the state governments establish.This case and the Commerce Clause itself have been used to justify everything from taxes to health care reform.Sources:
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Two other significant eventsGen. Andrew Jackson
invades St. Mark’s and Pensacola (FL; 1818)
Although some said Jackson should be punished for his actions, Monroe chose to use the event to enter into negotiations with Spain, which led to the Adams-Onis Treaty
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Monroe
The Military Establishment Act
Reduces the army’s manpower to 40%
Reflects a shift towards diplomacy and commerce, rather than intimidation, in foreign policy
http://millercenter.org/president/keyevents/monroe
QuotesPositive Negative“If we look to the history
of other nations, ancient or modern, we find no example of a growth so rapid, so gigantic, of a people so prosperous and happy.”
- James Monroe praising own government
“Turn his soul wrong-side outwards and there is not a speck on it.”
- Thomas Jefferson writing about James Monroe
[Your speech has angered the Federalists and been] “very grating to the ears of many.”
- James Madison, in a letter James Monroe’s address to the French government
[His final address was]“unpardonable.”
- Secretary of State Timothy Pickering on James Monroe’s last speech in France, in which he criticized George Washington’s foreign policy
Contributions and significanceMonroe contributed to the collapse of the
Federalist/Anti-Federalist party systemIssues raised during his time as president set the
stage for the hotly contested election of 1824He dealt very well with foreign policy, maintaining
peaceful relations with Britain, France, and SpainHis administration’s treatment of the Seminole
Indians set negative precedents for future Indian conflicts
The Monroe Doctrine has influenced American foreign policy ever since its conception and helped allow the decolonization of Latin America
Period Two
Other SourcesImage on first slide:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pingnews/2049918271/Information:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/jamesmonroe
Quick facts: http://millercenter.org/president/monroe1816/1820 election:
http://americanhistory.about.com/od/jamesmonroe/p/pmonroe.htm
1816 election: http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h260.html
1820 election: http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h261.html
Quote from Jefferson: http://gardenofpraise.com/ibdmonro.htm
Quote from Monroe: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/j/jamesmonro135606.html