James MonroeAfter the War of 1812

Key TermsFree State- State that doesn’t allow slavery

Slave State- State that allows slavery

Manifest Destiny- The belief that someday America will reach from Atlantic to Pacific.

After the WarWar was essentially a tie, but Americans claimed

victory.

Andrew Jackson is an American hero.

James Monroe is elected President.

James Monroe’s Presidency

3 Big ThingsTaking Florida Missouri

Compromise Monroe

Doctrine

New Inventions Steam Engine- James Watt

Cotton Gin- Eli Whitney

Textile (Clothing) Manufacturing in New England.

Taking FloridaRunaway slaves started heading to

Florida.

(Remember Florida is owned by Spain still)

Andrew Jackson sent to Florida to push around the Seminole and Spanish living there.

Nasty fighter, just like the Indians.

Spain is too weak to fight back, sells Florida.

Seminole are forced to swampland.

Missouri CompromiseCotton was king in the South.

Missouri wanted to join the country as a slave state. But some people were scared of not having a good balance of slave and free states.

Missouri came in as slave, Maine came in as free.

To the West, everything below Missouri would be slave, everything above would be free.

Monroe Doctrine Told Europeans that

we wouldn’t let them make new colonies in the Americas.

Election of 1824John Quincy Adams

vs. Andrew Jackson

Both said mean things about the other’s mom.

JQA wins

JQA was absolutely no fun to be around.

Jerk