HIST 2055 Chapter : Era Of Good Feelings
Document Summary
1814-1816: after the war of 1812 ended with the treaty of ghent, the era of good feelings began, trade resumed with great britain, america continued with westward expansion and accepted new states into the union. Presidential election of 1816: democrat-republican choose james monroe, revolutionary war vet, helped negotiate the louisiana purchase, was madison"s secretary of state. Good feelings: he had to deal with ongoing border issues, planters still were having trouble with slaves running away to spanish florida and. Native americans crossing the border to raid their farms. Sent secretary of state john quincy adams to spain to negotiate the purchase of florida: dispatched andrew jackson to florida. Jackson supported this, wanted to stop the raids and hated the seminole indians: stops the raids but invades florida, deposes the spanish government, seizes a. If missouri became a state, it would upset the balance between slave and free states.
