Chapter 12. A New Identity.. The Era of Good Feelings James Monroe is president Relative Peace and...

Chapter 12.

A New Identity.

The Era of Good FeelingsJames Monroe is president

Relative Peace and National Pride

The Convention of 1818.Establishes the border of the US and Canada at the 49th

parallel as far West as the Rockies.

The Monroe DoctrineNorth and South America made off limits to

European colonization

The Missouri Compromise

Jacksonian Democracy

• Property ownership no longer necessary to vote

• Political parties hold nominating conventions

Jackson’s inauguration was a huge party with property damage.

The Spoils SystemRewarding political support with

governmental jobs

The Whig Party

• Critics of Jackson form a new political party

• They support a strong legislature and a weak president.

• A young Abraham Lincoln is a member.

Presidents 1825-1845John Quincy Adams

Martin Van Buren William Henry Harrison

Andrew Jackson

John Tyler

Indian Removal Act (1830)Authorized removal of all Indians living East of the

Mississippi to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma).

Cherokee Nation

The Cherokees tried to adopt European ways, establishing a government, and an alphabet. When facing removal, they sued the US.

“Worcester vs. Georgia”

Although the Supreme Court said that the

Cherokees only had to follow federal law,

Jackson ignored the ruling. This resulted in

the “Trail of Tears”.

The Second Seminole War The US said the Seminoles had to get out of Florida. They tried

to force them, but the Seminoles (led by Osceola) were never defeated.

American CultureWashington Irving James Fenimore Cooper

Catherine Maria Sedgewick Hudson River School