The Age of Jackson | Good Feelings | 2
American History Tellers
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🗓️ 4 April 2018
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
In the summer of 1817, President James Monroe toured the country in an effort to unite the ever-growing United States, torn between bitter political battles that overshadowed national conflict.
To Monroe, the nation seemed ready “to get back into the great family of the union.” And based on reactions to his speech, he was right. A Federalist newspaper hailed Monroe’s visit, and his message of togetherness, as a success.
It ushered in what became known as “The Era of Good Feelings.” In truth, it was barely an era at all. The appearance of political unity had already begun to crack in 1819, when the Monroe administration faced its first serious political crisis: the Missouri Controversy.
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| 0:07.0 | Imagine July 4th, 1817. |
| 0:15.3 | You're a farmer who lives just south of Boston, Massachusetts. |
| 0:19.5 | Today, you've come out to the Charleston Peninsula with your friend, a man who's the newly elected |
| 0:24.4 | junior congressman for Massachusetts, to hear President James Monroe speak at Bunker Hill. |
| 0:29.8 | To climb the hill to where the assembled crowd is waiting for the President to arrive. |
| 0:34.4 | Families have come out for the 4th of July holiday, as well as local businessmen and politicians |
| 0:38.6 | eager to hear the President speak. |
| 0:40.8 | Some families are picnicking while they wait, and the feeling in the crowd is festive. |
| 0:44.9 | Still, it's a hot summer's day, and the hill offers no shade. |
| 0:48.7 | You mop the sweat from your browser and wait. |
| 0:50.9 | You're not exactly a fan of the new President. |
| 0:53.7 | You voted against him in the election. |
| 0:55.5 | You're a little bit suspicious of his motivation for being here. |
| 0:59.1 | He's come all the way up from Virginia just to rub our noses in his victory. |
| 1:02.8 | Well, at least he came. |
| 1:04.4 | We've even seen a Virginian in New England since before the war. |
| 1:07.4 | Your friend's joke is at least partly true. |
| 1:09.7 | None of Monroe's predecessors have traveled to New England, the last bastion of the Federalist Party. |
| 1:15.2 | Monroe has been embossed on the week attempting to woo the Federalist Party members to his side. |
| 1:20.0 | Have you seen this hat? |
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