The Era Of Good Feelings

The term "Era of Good Feelings" is somewhat deceptive because the term comes from the name for President Monroe's two term period where their was strong nationalism, economic growth, territorial expansions. There were many good things happening during the Era of Good Feelings but there was also bad things for instance the crisis over slavery in America which was causing tension. Sectionalism had developed due to the tension caused by slavery. The Era also saw other divisive issues that included the enactment of the first United States protective tariff and the establishment of the second National Bank. The events that occurred during this time period that showed a growing divide between the north and the south was the issues with slavery. The