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The Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana territory form Napoleon Bonapart with the intention of expanding American territory, limiting France, and controlling the Mississippi River. The purchase was not supported by the Federalists as they thought the new land would simply strengthen Republican power. Because they demonstrated that they did not like the purchase, federalist power decreased because of a perceived lack of patriotism and willingness to advance and expand the country. -
Essex Junto
Federalists, led by Timothy Pickering, in New England wanted to secede from the union and form a "Northern Confederacy." Federalists had little popular support from the people. They tried to promote their idea by supporting Aaron Burr who was running for governor of New York. Unfortunately for them, Burr was overwhelmed in the election, and the junto scheme collapsed. -
The Hartford Convention
News of Treaty of Ghent not yet in US. This was a meeting of New England Federalists protesting the war. They also wanted to revise the Constitution. Federalist state governments refused to give men towards the war effort. These states also discouraged the lending of money to the national government. This made Federalists even more unpopular with the rest of the states. Other states feared New England Federalists wanted to form A Northern Confederacy, but moderate Federalists led the convention. -
End of The Federalist Party
After the war of 1812, the Federalist party no longer was around. People still kept the beliefs of the Federalists but never called themselves federalists due to the immense amount of public dislike for said political party. -
Monroe Elected
Monroe was a veteran from the Battle of Trenton, and was previously the Governor of Virginia and a United States Senator. James Monroe, a Republican, defeated Federalist Rufus King in the election of 1816. This was the last time the Federalists had a presidential candidate. Vice President was Daniel Tomkins. Secretary of State was John Quincy Adams. Secretary of Treasury was William H. Crawford, and Richard Rush and William Wirt were the Attorney General. Richard Rush left his position in 1817. -
Newspaper Coins Era of Good Feelings
The divisive issues from the early United States faded to the background after the War of 1812. Because of the lack of sectionalism, the newspaper the Columbian Exchange coined the term 'Era of Good Feelings' -
Monroe in New England Colonies
After James Monroe was elected president, he wanted to fix the division that political parties had created. He decided to go on personal tours in order to start bring the peace his self. His most significant tours was the ones set in New England. This was because New England was the breeding ground for Federalists and those who opposed the war. In short, his tours were a success. -
Reemergence of Sectionalism
After a while the Northwest and most of Kentucky favored high duties, and the Southwest favored low duties. Also, Northern congressman voted against the bank, mainly because they didn't like the proposal for it. Most of the other sections favored it though. Another controversy in the West was land policy. The West wanted cheap land, where as the North and South both wanted land that could be changed into cash. Lastly, the South wanted slave states, while the North wanted free states. -
Political Parties Begin to Rise Again
In 1820, political parties started to emerge again. However, these parties had nowhere near the political division prior to this era of good feelings. It wasn't until 1823 when political party division became serious again. -
Monroe Doctrine
James Monroe was a republican who finished the withdrawal from Europe. He issued the Monroe Doctrine, which warned European nations to stay out of the Western Hemisphere, as this would be a sign of hostility toward the United States. The US was interested in developing this part of the World independently. Monroe's Doctrine would later become a cornerstone of US diplomacy.
