美国历史整理 1816 to 1920.docVIP

美国历史整理 1816-1920 1816 to 1825 Era of good feeling Meaning: the time led by President Monroe following the war of 1812 Reason to be called good feeling: --- lack of political opposition to Republican policies --- afterglow of an apparent war victory A phrase seems ironic at best: --- militarism of westward expansion --- the mistreatment of native American and African American continued Adaptation to Expansion Background: during the Era of good feeling, great number of people began moving west Reason: --- availability of cheap land --- stories of plentiful natural resource Effect: influence many of Monroe’s domestic and international policies Eg. Negotiated the Acquisition of Florida from Spain The settlement with Great Britain for joint right to Oregon The rapid growth of Southern and Western population fueled the transportation revolution background: most of roads and canals were built or improved with the state funding (did not believe in federal involvement) important invention: steamboat famous incident: the Erie Canal (1825) of New York become the mode for the other states that were eager to improve transportation Reason: commercial prosperity Effect: --- fuel interstate trade and thus fuel interstate dependence --- regional specialization new Englanders concentrated on manufacture south maintain its plantation system Monroe Doctrine in 1823 Content: Monroe declared that any European interference in the Americas would be seen as a hostility to the United States Reason: to protect America and assert American dominance in the Western Hemisphere in particular Effect: affected the 19th to 20th century international affairs Long-term influence: Reinterpreted by T. Roosevelt in the “Roosevelt Corollary ” (his Latin policy) John F. Kennedy in his position toward communist Cuba Missouri Compromise (1820) Tallm