Era of Good Feelings

Monroe was a talked up very much before he had taken office, many were extremely pleased when he had been elected after James Madison. He was known to have a "spotless reputation" and had also fought a great battle in Trenton. He had quickly become a very popular choice as a federalist newspaper sent out an article named "The Era of Good Feelings" referring to his time in office. Although they believed this was going to be true, the "good feelings" started to dwindle. In 1819 is when it first started during "The Panic of 1819" as the country started to go into depression, leaving agriculture and manufacturing in a slump. Also, regional differences came up as well, such as tariffs, banking policies, and slavery. Slavery began to divide the nation and the "good feelings" that were supposed to be cause by Monroe started to fade away because of him. Therefore Monroe's presidency was not an Era of Good Feeling after all.