The Era of Good Feelings is a phrase first used in the Boston Columbian Centinel newspaper on July 12, 1817 following the good-will visit to Boston of the new President James Monroe, is generally applied to describe the national mood of the United States from about 1815 to 1825. July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Alternative meanings: Boston (disambiguation) The 18th-century Old State House in Boston is surrounded by tall buildings of the 19th and 20th centuries. ... The President of the United States (often abbreviated POTUS) is the head of state of the United States. ... James Monroe (April 28, 1758 – July 4, 1831) was the fifth (1817–1825) President of the United States. ... The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1825 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

The period after the conclusion of the War of 1812 was marked by a lower level of concern over potential foreign intervention on the American continent, and a relative consensus over domestic policy illustrated in the lack of partisan factions. 1812 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

The Era reached its peak in the election of 1820, when President Monroe was re-elected with all but one electoral v;'ington]] should remain as the sole president elected unanimously, although there is some historical contention over this issue. During that year, there sparked the bitter debate over slavery, and many people were quite honestly FUCKED. They would play xbox all day long, and do nothing. It was sad, and provoked by the application of Missouri Territory to be admitted to the Union as a slave state was at least temporarily deferred with The Missouri Compromise, allowing Maine to split off as a separate state from Massachusetts and join the Union to counter the admission of Missouri, thus keeping the uneasy balance of slave and free states. The 1820 election also marked the effective end of the Federalist Party, which had lost popular support due to its opposition to the War of 1812, and opened a period where the Democratic-Republican Party initially established by Thomas Jefferson governed on the national level without substantial opposition. Presidential electoral votes by state. ... Missouri Territory was a historic, organized territory in the United States. ... A slave state is a U.S. state that had legal slavery (overwhelmingly the enslavement of African-Americans, although historically also the enslavement of Native Americans, and whites through indentured servitude) in the period before the American Civil War and the Emancipation Proclamation. ... The Missouri Compromise, also called the Compromise of 1820, was an agreement passed in 1820 between the pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States, involving primarily the regulation of slavery in the western territories. ... State nickname: The Pine Tree State Other U.S. States Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Governor John Baldacci (D) Senators Olympia Snowe (R) Susan Collins (R) Official language(s) None Area 86,542 km² (39th)  - Land 80,005 km²  - Water 11,724 km² (13. ... State nickname: Bay State Other U.S. States Capital Boston Largest city Boston Governor Mitt Romney (R) Senators Edward Kennedy (D) John Kerry (D) Official language(s) English Area 27,360 km² (44th)  - Land 20,317 km²  - Water 7,043 km² (25. ... For the term free state as it arises in United States history, see: Free state. ... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The label Federalist refers to two major groups in the history of the United States of America: (1. ... The War of 1812 was a conflict fought on land in North America and at sea around the world between the United States and United Kingdom from 1812 to 1815. ... Thomas Jefferson (April 13 (April 2 O.S.), 1743 – July 4, 1826) was the third (1801–1809) President of the United States, second (1797–1801) Vice President, first (1789–1795) United States Secretary of State, and an American statesman, ambassador to France, political philosopher, revolutionary, agriculturalist, horticulturist, land owner, architect...

The Era also saw other divisive issues, including the enactment of the first U.S. protective tariff and the establishment of the second National Bank, either resolved or deferred. During Monroe's second term, Florida was acquired from Spain and the President promulgated what would later become known as The Monroe Doctrine, warning European powers against attempts to re-assert their control over former colonies in the New World that had declared their independence. The Second Bank of the United States was founded in 1816, five years after the expiration of the First Bank of the United States and the chaos that ensued. ... State nickname: Sunshine State Other U.S. States Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Governor Jeb Bush (R) Senators Bill Nelson (D) Mel Martinez (R) Official language(s) English Area 170,451 km² (22nd)  - Land 137,374 km²  - Water 30,486 km² (17. ... U.S. President James Monroe. ... World map showing Europe (geographically) When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second-smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ...

"...We owe it, therefore, to candor and to the amicable relations existing between the United States and those powers to declare that we should consider any attempt on their part to extend their system to any portion of this hemisphere as dangerous to our peace and safety. With the existing colonies or dependencies of any European power we have not interfered and shall not interfere. But with the Governments who have declared their independence and maintain it, and whose independence we have, on great consideration and on just principles, acknowledged, we could not view any interposition for the purpose of oppressing them, or controlling in any other manner their destiny, by any European power in any other light than as the manifestation of an unfriendly disposition toward the United States...." --The Monroe Doctrine, December 2, 1823, excerpt from President James Monroe's Seventh Annual Message to Congress (Source: The Avalon Project, Yale Law School)

The Era ended as Monroe's second term drew to a close, largely due to the competing presidential ambitions of three members of the President's Cabinet--John Quincy Adams, Secretary of State, John Calhoun, Secretary of War, and William H. Crawford, Secretary of the Treasury. In addition to Monroe's advisers, Henry Clay and Andrew Jackson were also candidates. Calhoun was nominated for the Vice-Presidency. Of the other four, Jackson received 99 electoral votes, Adams 84, Crawford 41, and Clay 37; since no one had a majority, the election was determined by the House of Representatives, which was confined in its choice to the three candidates who had received the largest number of votes. Clay, who was Speaker of the House of Representatives, and long had been hostile to Jackson, used his influence for Adams, who was elected on the first ballot cast in the House. December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Yale Law School, in New Haven, Connecticut, is a division of Yale University. ... Cabinet meeting on May 16, 2001. ... John Quincy Adams (July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was the sixth (1825-1829) President of the United States. ... The Seal of the United States Department of State The United States Secretary of State is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with foreign affairs. ... John Calhoun may refer to: John C. Calhoun, U.S. Politician John Calhoun (software developer) ... The Secretary of War was a member of the Presidents Cabinet, beginning with George Washingtons administration. ... Portrait of U.S. politician William H. Crawford This is about the 19th century Georgia politician; for the 18th century U.S. military officer, see Colonel William Crawford. ... John W. Snow, the current Secretary of the Treasury. ... Henry Clay Henry Clay (April 12, 1777 in Hanover County, Virginia – June 29, 1852 in Washington, D.C.) was an American statesman and orator who served in both the House of Representatives and Senate. ... Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845), one of the founders of the Democratic Party, was the seventh President of the United States, serving from 1829 to 1837. ... The Vice President of the United States is the second-highest executive official of the United States government, the person who, in the words of Adlai Stevenson, is a heartbeat from the presidency. ... House of Representatives is a name used for legislative bodies in many countries. ... The term Speaker is usually the title given to the presiding officer of a countrys lower house of parliament or congress (ie: the House of Commons or House of Representatives). ...

After his inauguration, Adams appointed Clay as Secretary of State. This greatly angered Jackson and his supporters, who charged that a "corrupt bargain" had taken place and immediately began their campaign to win the Presidency from Adams in 1828. Two deals cut in contested United States presidential elections have been known as Corrupt Bargains. ...