WORLD HISTORY

EMERGENCE OF USA

FOUNDATION OF AMERICAN COLONIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In 1817, how did a Boston newspaper describe American politics?
A
entering an “Era of Good Feelings”
B
a nation divided along regional lines
C
hypocritical
D
entering a “Great Awakening”
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1817, a newspaper in Boston described politics as entering an ‘era of good feelings’. A spirit of nationalism, or glorification of the nation, swept the country. A spirit of nationalism, or glorification of the nation, swept the country.

Detailed explanation-2: -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 aftermath of the War of 1812.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Because of westward expansion and economic prosperity, the years immediately following the war would be labeled as the Era of Good Feelings.

Detailed explanation-5: -Era of Good Feelings, also called Era of Good Feeling, national mood of the United States from 1815 to 1825, as first described by the Boston Columbian Centinel on July 12, 1817.

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