The 'Era Of Good Feelings'

The Era of Good Feelings was when the Republicans took charge after the War of 1812. James Monroe from Virginia and a candidate from the Republicans won the election by a landslide. President Monroe want to promote national unity, in 1817 he made a goodwill circuit. After 1815 many Americans and even the Republicans believed the federal government should take action and increase economic prosperity. These beliefs were expressed by Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, and Daniel Webster. Clay spoke for the people in the West, Calhoun spoke for the interest in the South, and Webster became a spokesperson for the Northeast.
The First National Bank of the United States ceased to exist in 1811 after its charter ran out. Without the bank the economy suffered