The "Era of Good Feelings" was a time of complete republican dominance over the federalists which was further established by James Monroe's goodwill tour where he was even welcomed by Federalist New England. ... This relates to Monroe's Goodwill tour in which toured the Northeast helping to increase nationalism even in New England, which was a federalist state. ... Document I serves to show the complete dominance of the Republican Party over the Federalist Party. It was the federalists own fault for their demise. ... The 1820 election was a complete dominance by republican James Monr...

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The Federalist ideas and the Democratic-Republican's ideas clashed. ... The Federalist party was condemned for holding a convention in Hartford. ... The Federalists had come together to discuss secession and to propose seven amendments to protect influence of the northeastern states. As a result of this, the Federalists lost much power in American politics which caused their party to disappear in the year of 1815. ... The disappearing of the Federalists helped Monroe's winning for presidency. ...

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The son of a leading Federalist Party, Adams proved to be anything but a slavish devotee to that political cause. ... The final break from the Federalist Party came after Adams choice to support President Jefferson's Embargo act of 1807. Adams angered his fellow Federalists by insisting on considering each issue independently, rather than voting with the party. ... Despite his break with the Federalist Party, he remained active in politics. ...

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George Washington and the Federalists had a strong belief in this political philosophy, where the national government would have enough power in order to be respected and also feared in the U.S. ... Other than that, Jefferson's vision of government was becoming clearer; the Federalists were speechless once he was reelected in 1804. James Madison was elected in 1808, which gave the Federalists full control again. ...

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Previous to the civil war rose two characters, two heroes, in Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson. Both serve as compact symbols representing the ideology of their own generations. Jefferson exemplifies the aristocrat, the democratic politician, writer extraordinaire, and the pacifist. Jackson epit...

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Numerous events during and after the misnamed Era of Good Feelings "among them the neo-Federalist rulings of John Marshall's Supreme Court, the devastating effects of the panic of 1819, the launching of John Quincy Adams's and Henry Clay's American System "confirmed a growing impression that power was steadily flowing into the hands of a small, self-confident minority. ...

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