The Era Of Good Feelings: American Colonization In The United States

James Monroe's presidential message of December 2nd had an important effect on American foreign policy. His words, which were later known

Over 195 years ago on a cold and snowy Tuesday in the year of 1823 during the month of December President James Moore gave a message to congress called the Monroe Doctrine. What is the Monroe doctrine you may ask, well it is the most well known US policy that was directed towards the Western Hemisphere. This speech was given 27 years after President George Washington gave his farewell address speech regarding excessive political party spirit and geographical distinctions. These two documents are very important together because Washington’s declared foreign policy and the Monroe doctrine was used in foreign policy to stay apart from other colonies. The two of these documents cornerstone foreign policy during the 19th century by limiting the

the Monroe Doctrine in 1823 gave a voice to a spirit of patriotism and deepened the illusion of

Following the Louisiana Purchase, Congress wanted to create a policy to guide the expansion of slavery into the new western territory. Missouri’s application for statehood as a slave state sparked bitter debate. Pro-slavery legislators from Missouri would give the pro-slavery faction a congressional majority. They compromised by agreeing that Missouri would be a slave state, but Maine would be admitted as a free state. This is one of the many different conflicts that happened between the North and the South. The North wanted to abolish slavery, while the South depended on slavery. This many arguments caused disunity between the two and eventually lead to the Civil

After, the Convention of 1818 which would set a border with Canada to stay with good relations with the British. We would gain Florida from Spain from the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819. The Monroe Doctrine was created in 1823 so that there could be no further foreign duties with foreigners. The US did not want foreigners to colonize, and if they did it would be considered a threat. The US would also stay neutral from European Wars from the Monroe Doctrine.

This nearly doubled the size of the republic. The purchase brought 15 new states to the Union. It was considered one of the greatest accomplishments of Jefferson’s presidency. The Louisiana Purchase formed the states Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and parts of Minnesota. This lead to the Missouri Compromise of 1820. The compromise lead to sectionalism because they to balance the free and slave states. Missouri was granted their wish and declared as a slave state. But Maine on the other hand no option but to be free. This is sectionalism because they only favored one state and gave them a choice to decide, on the contrary Maine wasn't asked for an opinion. To conclude, the Louisiana Purchase is a big example of how expansion contributed to sectionalism because one state got to choose their “status”, while the other didn't have an

The Monroe Doctrine in my opinion was a significant to the United States, it laid the foundation out for America’s foreign policy. It also leveled America out to have the same level of power the Britain had. All regions of the United States were affected by the major economic developments during the Era of Good Feelings. From feeling great because of the National Bank, to getting knock down by the Panic all led to the United States were are today with patriotism shown every

States in the North believed in free labor that emphasized on the inherent dignity of labor and equality among men. The Northern States thought that slavery as an unfair competition since it uses men as to get more money. They also feared that in the future the plantation owners who dominated and controlled the politics in the South may soon threaten democracy which the Northern States enjoyed. It is because of these reasons that the Northern States wanted to end slavery once and for all in America. Slavery was the main cause of the Civil War.

In 1820 the already great tension about slavery sparked once again between the North and South when Missouri joined the union. One way the government

In 1820, James Monroe dominated the election of the Presidency of the United States by winning all but one of the electoral votes. In 1821 Missouri became a state and the equality of slave and free states are set at twelve. In 1823 President Monroe puts his Monroe Doctrine through, which states that the United States will not permit any European hampering in the Western Hemisphere. In 1824, John Quincy Adams in elected President of the United States. In 1825 our transportation took a gigantic step for the better because of the completion of the Eric Canal. In 1826 our transportation still prospered with the first railroad being put into use, in Massachusetts.

The political climate of 1824 was turbulent, a dynamic and would alter the history of the United States of America for the foreseeable future. “The 1824 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION marked the final collapse of the Republican-Federalist political framework. For the first time no candidate ran as a Federalist, while five significant candidates competed as Democratic-Republicans.” (ushistory.org) James Monroe was the President of the United States of America (P.O.T.U.S) at the time and was dealing with other European Countries Claiming land in the area of what is now the Continental United States of America; at the same time the Native Americans and the topic of slavery where a hot bed for trouble. President Monroe needed to put a stop to the European over reach across the world.

During the years leading up to the civil war, the issue of slavery was the main focus of most politicians. The people in the North were anti-slavery and wanted slavery to be gone forever. The people in the South, some who owned slaves, thought that slavery was a okay and that it should be legal. One of the first laws passed that had to do with slavery was the Missouri Compromise in 1820. In early 1819, Missouri applied to become a state of the union. At this time, there were 11 states that allowed slavery and 11 that did not. This balance was crucial because it meant that there was equal representation in congress for both sides. But Missouri would become a slave state, tipping the balance in favor of the South. To address

Southerners believes that if the United States could forbid slavery in Missouri, they could do so elsewhere. It 1820 congress finally agreed that slavery would be allowed in Missouri, but at the same time Maine would be carved out and admitted to the union as a free state. They also agreed that as the United States Expanded westward, states north of the 36 and a half degrees North would be free states, while states south of that would be slave states. This angered the north because under the compromise the new slave states covered more land than that of the new free states. Northerners worried that another slave state might increase the power of the southern states in the government.

Later, many questions arose regarding if the newly acquired territory should allow slavery. In the attempt to solve this, Henry Clay led the Missouri Compromise which admitted Missouri as a slave state, and Maine as a free state creating a balance in Congress. This led to the belief that later in the future slavery be prohibited north of the southern border of Missouri in the remaining of the Louisiana Purchase. The issue of slavery continued to be an issue as the nation expanded because the Missouri Compromise didn’t apply to new territories that were not part of the Louisiana Purchase. By the new land acquired, the Southern economy increased because of the “Cotton King”, which also increased the labor in order to maintain the newly achieved economy. One the other hand, the North believed that the expansion of slavery was very small because they didn’t depend on slavery for their economic survival. The North relied on on textile industry on southern crops was increased by the creation of the cotton gin. Many Americans kept migrating to the west despite after the Missouri Compromise was adopted. Many would cross to the Oregon Territory, which belonged to the British and many more settled in Mexican territory

On December 2, 1823, President James Monroe articulated his seventh annual message to Congress. This message presented Americans with a statement that changed the way the Western Hemisphere would be view and how international affairs toward the new Latin colonies would be handle from this point forward. It addressed European nations in particular and stated that “the United States would not tolerate further colonization or puppet nations” The Monroe Doctrine was initially designed to protect the Latin colonies but later President Theodore Roosevelt extended the Doctrine to include the United States would be the policing powers of the Western Hemisphere, this became known as the Roosevelt Corollary. Roosevelt stated that the United