The Era of Good Feelings
The time period from the years 1815-1828 is commonly called “The Era of Good Feelings.” The end of the War of 1812 brought change among the United States, signifying our desire to expand westward, acquiring more land. While we had to continue to fight and compromise for expansion of the nation throughout the era, it paid off well. Along with land expansion, many technological innovations and financial decisions throughout this era helped construct our nation to what it is today. Many historical leaders in power during this era were key components to building our nation. Before The Era of Good Feelings, the United States was torn about declaring war on England. But, with the change brought about by getting the 12th …show more content…
Early in the years of the era, we entered a severe economic depression, and there were many causes to blame, including: wars between England and France, loans, and the Second Bank of the United States. The first of these, wars between the foreign countries, was to blame because Europe in its postwar depression was ruined, so they were dependent on the United States for our help. We begin to aid Europe as they start to heal, leaving the States with overproduced products, and in turn they start to become cheaper. This, paired with the loans taken out by people moving into Western territories that could not be paid back-resulting in land loss, created the formula for the drop in the economy, along with the Second Bank of the United States. This bank was made to oversee regional banks, to make sure such loans mentioned earlier weren’t abused. Obviously, this oversee didn’t happen, resulting in a ruined economy and the Panic of 1819. Shortly after this obstacle, another occurred, one creating harsher tensions on sectionalism between the North and South. The creation of the Missouri Compromise was a controversial one, and while there was much more land above this line that would be deemed free from slavery, it didn’t give much hope for eradicating slavery as a whole. As sectional hatred grew in our country, newly independent countries & continents south of the United States had tension rising as well. Mexico and South America were now free from the Spanish empire, but with not much leadership, it left the door open for England to rebuild their empire in these places, so we send out the Monroe Doctrine- a warning to England, saying that if they were to invade and start rebuilding, we would be policing those areas. Sure enough, soon after this occurs, comes the Corrupt Bargain- an agreement between Henry Clay and John Q. Adams to get them both
The time period from the years 1815-1828 is commonly called “The Era of Good Feelings.” The end of the War of 1812 brought change among the United States, signifying our desire to expand westward, acquiring more land. While we had to continue to fight and compromise for expansion of the nation throughout the era, it paid off well. Along with land expansion, many technological innovations and financial decisions throughout this era helped construct our nation to what it is today. Many historical leaders in power during this era were key components to building our nation. Before The Era of Good Feelings, the United States was torn about declaring war on England. But, with the change brought about by getting the 12th …show more content…
Early in the years of the era, we entered a severe economic depression, and there were many causes to blame, including: wars between England and France, loans, and the Second Bank of the United States. The first of these, wars between the foreign countries, was to blame because Europe in its postwar depression was ruined, so they were dependent on the United States for our help. We begin to aid Europe as they start to heal, leaving the States with overproduced products, and in turn they start to become cheaper. This, paired with the loans taken out by people moving into Western territories that could not be paid back-resulting in land loss, created the formula for the drop in the economy, along with the Second Bank of the United States. This bank was made to oversee regional banks, to make sure such loans mentioned earlier weren’t abused. Obviously, this oversee didn’t happen, resulting in a ruined economy and the Panic of 1819. Shortly after this obstacle, another occurred, one creating harsher tensions on sectionalism between the North and South. The creation of the Missouri Compromise was a controversial one, and while there was much more land above this line that would be deemed free from slavery, it didn’t give much hope for eradicating slavery as a whole. As sectional hatred grew in our country, newly independent countries & continents south of the United States had tension rising as well. Mexico and South America were now free from the Spanish empire, but with not much leadership, it left the door open for England to rebuild their empire in these places, so we send out the Monroe Doctrine- a warning to England, saying that if they were to invade and start rebuilding, we would be policing those areas. Sure enough, soon after this occurs, comes the Corrupt Bargain- an agreement between Henry Clay and John Q. Adams to get them both