1. Era of Good Feelings: One of R
The "era" generally is considered coextensive with President James Monroe's two terms (1817-25), it really began in 1815, when for the first time American citizens could afford to pay less attention to European political and military affairs. ... The good feelings, perhaps better termed complacency, were stimulated by two events of 1816, during the presidency of James Madison: the enactment of the first U.S. protective tariff and the establishment of the second National Bank. ... But by 1820 a longer era of conflict might have been foretold; varying sectional interests, particularly regar...
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