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James Monroe

James Monroe. Presidency and The Era of Good Feelings. James Monroe. 5 th President 1817 – 1825 Democratic – Republican Federalist Party provided little opposition to Monroe, and the Party soon disappeared

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James Monroe

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  1. James Monroe Presidency and The Era of Good Feelings

  2. James Monroe • 5th President • 1817 – 1825 • Democratic – Republican • Federalist Party provided little opposition to Monroe, and the Party soon disappeared • Began the period known as “Era of Good Feelings” (1815-1825), nationalism very prevalent in society

  3. Supreme Court Cases under Monroe • McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) – Maryland wanted to tax its branch of the national bank. Court upheld federal authority by ruling that a state could not tax a national bank. • Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) – Two steamship operators fought over shipping rights on the Hudson River in NY and NJ. Court ruled that interstate commerce could be regulated only by the federal government. • Both cases supported a stronger federal government and nationalism

  4. Foreign Agreements under Monroe • Rush-Bagot Agreement (1807) • Between U.S. & Britain • Limited each side’s naval forces on the Great Lakes • Convention of 1818 • Between U.S. and Britain • Set the 49th parallel as the U.S.–Canadian border as far west as the Rocky Mountains • Adams-Onís Treaty (1819) • Between U.S. & Spain • Spain handed Florida to the U.S. • Spain gave up claims to the Oregon Country • U.S. gave up claims to present-day Texas • U.S. took responsibility for up to $5 million of U.S. citizens’ claims against Spain

  5. Missouri Compromise • Debate whether to admit Missouri as a slave state or a free state • Maine, which was a part of Massachusetts, wanted statehood • Henry Clay formulates the compromise: • MO = Slave State --- ME = Free State • Banned slavery from the LA Territory north of the parallel 36° 30’ (MO’s southern border) • Compromise keeps balance of power in the Senate between free and slave states

  6. Monroe Doctrine • The U.S. felt threatened by events in the Americas • Issued by President Monroe in December 1823 • The U.S. would not interfere in the affairs of European nations • The U.S. would recognize, and not interfere with, countries that already existed in the Americas • The Western Hemisphere was off-limits to colonization by any foreign power • The United States would consider any attempt by a European power to colonize or interfere in the Western Hemisphere a hostile act. • Showed that the U.S. saw itself as a world power and protector of Latin America

  7. What the Doctrine was NOT • It was not a law • It was not meant to bind future Presidents • It was “merely a lecture” says John Adams • It was not called the Monroe Doctrine until the 1850’s

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