THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
JAMES MADISON AFTER THE WAR OF 1812 THE ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS
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Nationalism
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Sectionalism
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Political differences faded away
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improved transportation
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS, 1817-1825. Sectionalism (n): restriction of interest to a narrow sphere; undue concern with local interests or petty distinctions at the expense of general well-being.
Detailed explanation-3: -The era of good feeling was at an end by 1825. Even during Monroe’s second term, the sense of national goodwill was beginning to fade, and major conflicts over slavery and national expansion were making themselves felt. The period of one-party rule was also coming to an end.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Era of Good Feelings is mostly associated with American nationalism.