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Era of Good Feelings | period after the collapse of the Federalist party in which one party dominated national politics; generally until 1824 |
James Monroe | president during the Era of Good Feelings; part of the Virginia Dynasty |
Panic of 1819 | first major economic crisis originating in the new United States; caused by inflationary issue of bank notes and heavy borrowing to buy land |
Missouri Crisis | threatened to create imbalance in the Senate |
Great Compromise (Missouri Compromise) | Missouri is a slave state; Maine is a free state; 36 30 line |
Monroe Doctrine | U.S. warns European countries against further colonization in the Western Hemisphere |
Virginia Dynasty | four of the first five presidents |
36*30’ Line | no slavery north of this line except in Missouri in the Louisiana Territory |
Henry Clay | the Great Compromiser; Congressman from Kentucky; war hawk |