... of the state. In the mid-1790s, sectionalism, or loyalty to a particular part of the country, further contributed to the emergence of two parties-the Federalist Party, and the Democratic-Republican Party. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison led the Democratic-Republican Party. Thomas Jefferson declared the Republican victory in the election of 1800. In 1801 Jefferson began his presidency. In 1803 Jefferson sent ... James Monroe to Paris to complete the Louisiana Purchase; the largest land deal in history which doubled the size of the nation. Once the purchased was ... the Kentucky and ...

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Nationalist Henry Clay retained his power in the postwar Congress, and headed the drive for a neo-federalist program of protective tariffs, international improvements, and a national bank. He called his program the American System, arguing that it would foster notional economic growth and a salutary interdependence between geographical ... consumers. Bills to provide federal money for roads, canals, and other internal improvements had a harder time getting approval. Congress agreed to complete the National Road, but President Madison and his republican successor, James Monroe, both refused to...

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January 1, 1818 Dear Journal, This last year has been the happiest my family and I have seen in quite some time. Our former Secretary of State, James Monroe is now President, and things are looking good. That wretched Federalist Party is now seemingly out of power for good. I"m glad that a member of the Revolutionary Generation won the presidency. I"m glad that he accepted the banking ... and tariff bills from when Madison was president. Recently, the Columbian Centinel called this the "Era of Good Feelings". I agree with them. I am not seeing the ... strong partisanship and factionalism I s...

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... governing body of the state, the General Court. In 1803, he was elected senator, representing the Federalist Party. After losing his bid for re-election to the Senate, he joined the Republican Party, and became a professor at Harvard. After Thomas Jefferson's two terms as president, James Madison took over and sent Adams to Russia, and later to London. He continued to work his ... way up when James Monroe became president and appointed John Quincy as secretary of state. He helped to write the Monroe Doctrine, and arranged for ... ...

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