After the war of 1812 - ANSThe federal government pursued many policies to strengthen the
government
The Tariff of 1816 - ANSProtected American manufacturing
The second bank of the United States - ANSProvided stronger currency
The Supreme Court - ANSLed by John Marshall; limited the powers of states and strengthened
the power of the government in Dartmouth College vs. Woodward and McCulloch vs. Maryland
The Marshall court - ANSInterpreted the constitution as giving congress the right to take any
action not forbidden by the constitution as long as the laws are within "scope" of the constitution
Gibbons vs. Ogden - ANSCourt protected contract rights against state action and established
the federal governments supremacy over interstate commerce, thereby promoting growth of the
economy
Henry Clay's American system - ANSendorsed a national bank, a protective tariff, and
federally-funded improvements such as roads and canals
As settlers steamed west - ANSslavery extended into the new territories a political concern and
eventually requiring both sides to compromise to avoid civil war
Jame's Monroe - ANSbegan era of peace a prosperity (era of good feelings)
Two major events ended the era of good feelings - ANSfinancial panic of 1819 and the Missouri
compromise of 1820
In 1819 - ANSthe sudden collapse of world cotton prices devastated the southern economy and
soon effected the national economy
Missouri Compromise - ANSa short-term solution to allow slavery in the western territories
The demise of the Federalists left the Republicans - ANSas the only political party in the nation
The Republicans unity was shattered by - ANSthe election of 1824; which Andrew Jackson lost
as a result of what he believed was a corrupt bargain between John Q. Adams and Henry Clay
Jackson won presidency in the - ANSelection of 1828 by rallying southern and western voters
appealing to the common man