Era Of Good Feelings Dbq Analysis

This type of question is what is most wondered in the world. Many people have different opinions on whether the “Era of Good Feelings” really deserves its name. I think not. The so-called “Era of Good Feelings” is not all that good. In this era, many terrible situations or actions took place. This “Era of Good Feelings”, should be called the “Era of Bad Feelings.” One reason why I believe that this “Era of Good Feelings” does not deserve its name of being good is because of how during this period of time, our nation has taken great risks that should not have been taken. As mentioned in Source A-2, it stated “men and factions without caring whether government shall be well or badly administered, the country exalted or disgraced, or anything …show more content…
Calhoun wrote a letter saying “fearfully growing”. This is our price, our danger, our weakness, and our strength. . . . We are under the most imperious obligations to counteract every tendency to disunion.” The U.S. was under a system of chaos during this “Era of Good Feeling.” We didn’t live under the Constitutional principles of checks and balances. Calhoun, and Gallatin, among many others, believed that this “Era of Good Feeling” did not live up to expectations as others had believed. At the same time, although these facts may be true, some good situations and actions did emerge. One action that had taken place during this era was the Missouri Compromise. The Missouri Compromise had somewhat ended slavery for our nation, and ended a civil war before it even began. Even so, this compromise had caused the men and women of our nation to grow angry with the fact slavery was ending, causing our unity to grow weaker and weaker. As Mentioned by Thomas Jefferson in Document C-2, “once conceived and held up to the angry passions of men, will never be obliterated; and every new irritation will mark it deeper and deeper.” In addition to this, another negative action that took place during this era was the Panic of

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