Miki Zaganjor APUSH (Matson) 9/19/13 Era of Good Feelings: DBQ The Era of Good Feelings: America’s Glory Years In an aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars‚ feuding powers across the nation‚ and a general chaos‚ the Era of Good Feelings marked a period in the political history of the United States that reflected a sense of national purpose and a desire for unity among Americans. In the era‚ the collapse and downfall of the Federalist party was seen‚ thus an end to the bitter partisan disputes
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The period after the War of 1812 is historically labeled as the “Era of Good Feelings”‚ and‚ while this label was accurate‚ culturally‚ it proved to be false in the economic and social aspects of American life; furthermore‚ the politics of 1815 to 1825 initially resembled an “Era of Good Feelings” but‚ as time progressed‚ this label became inaccurate. Therefore‚ the “Era of Good Feelings” only applies to the rise of cultural nationalism and not the social‚ political‚ and economic realities of 1815
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The Era of Good Feeling “The Era of Good Feeling” was a time of increased nationalism and prosperity for the nation. This of course is not completely true‚ debates over many important issues created a crack in the outward appearance of harmony during President Monroe’s two terms. These issues include sectionalism‚ foreign policy of isolationism and the rights of states vs. the rights of the federal government. During Monroe’s two terms‚ sectionalism‚ an excessive regard
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America became immersed in national pride which led to Era of Good Feelings‚ a period of unprecedented political unity. However‚ problems and disagreements grew behind the facets of the era that manifested nationalism. Sectionalism began to form as the dissent between the north and the south and different political figures intensified. Divergence among politicians was one of the factors that made the nationalism of Era of Good Feelings break apart. After the Federalist Party was virtually spelled
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Era of Good Feelings DBQ Question- The “Era of Good Feelings” was a time of increased patriotism and prosperity for America‚ but were there hidden debates on serious issues going on within the country during this very time period? The “Era of Good Feelings” was a time period that lasted from about 1815-1824‚ and in this era there was increased nationalism and prosperity for the country. Still though‚ there were very crucial issues being argued over in that very time period. During President
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Era of good feelings The "Era of Good Feelings" was a time of increased nationalism and prosperity for the nation; however‚ debates over several important issues created a crack in the outward appearance of harmony during President Monroe’s terms. Since the country had gone into nationalism‚ it was hard for the people to see the many problems that were coming. Some of these problems included heated debates over internal improvements‚ the growing sectional discord‚ foreign policy issues and the
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a time period of unification and sectionalism. The term “Era of good Feeling”‚ can be applied to Nationalism‚ but not the idea of Sectionalism. At this time we had no political parties‚ giving political icon’s the ability to discuss objectives freely with one another. With the North being a free state‚ and the South being a slave state‚ it caused tension between the two areas‚ debating if slavery was the “right” thing to do‚ or if slavery was the “wrong” thing to do. United States nationalism was
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and‚ as a result America declared war on Britain in 1812. The phrase "Era of Good Feelings" was used to describe the administrations of Munroe in 1816 but the validity of this phrase is questioned. Many people might believe that the period after the war of 1812 was an "Era of Good Feelings" because of the nation’s gain of nationalism and expansion of the country‚ but it was not because of growing sectionalism and state issues. After the War of 1812‚ America gained a pride from winning the war known
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time‚ 1815-1825‚ as an “Era of Good Feelings” is only slightly accurate due to the ugly reality that sectionalism actually continued and increased‚ political debate continued to splinter the nation despite there only being one political party‚ and the economic struggles created new problems. The united celebrations following the War of 1812 and the unification of the country under one political party‚ the Democratic-Republicans gave the illusion that the era was “good‚” but upon closer examination
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as the “era of good feelings” because of a feeling of nationalism‚ a feeling of pride and national unity. The end of the Federalist Party also provided the nation with a feeling of nationalism‚ for there was no political opposition toward the Republicans. This title‚ however‚ may not be the most accurate label for this particular time period‚ for this time period marked the beginnings of sectionalism‚ with heated debates over tariffs‚ the National Bank‚ and most importantly‚ over slavery.
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