THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
JAMES MADISON AFTER THE WAR OF 1812 THE ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS
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Detailed explanation-1: -Although this period has often been called the Era of Good Feelings due to its one-party dominance, in fact, Democratic-Republicans were deeply divided internally and a new political system was about to be created from the old Republican-Federalist competition that had been known as the First Party System.
Detailed explanation-2: -The emergence of “new Republicans” – undismayed by mild nationalist policies – anticipated Monroe’s “era of good feelings” and a general mood of optimism emerged with hopes for political reconciliation.
Detailed explanation-3: -Before the War of 1812 occurred, America experienced mainly a two-party system between the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans.
Detailed explanation-4: -The good feelings, perhaps better termed complacency, were stimulated by two events of 1816, during the last year of the presidency of James Madison: the enactment of the first U.S. avowedly protective tariff and the establishment of the second National Bank.