Chapter 4 Sections 1 & 2 Building a National Identity The Era of Good Feelings w/ end War 1812 Rep. took control fed gov pres election 1816 victory Rep. James Monroe Monroe beat Fed. Rufus King ? 183 to 34 electoral votes Fed. party started 2 lose powa Monroe wanted promo national unity Spring & Summer 1817 goodwill circuit w/ middle & north o? country while Monroe in Boston, local newspaper described national unity: ?Era of Good Feelings? name described 2 terms Monroe second time running 1820, opposed by no one Building the National Economy after 1815 ppl believed fed gov go against ?lasseiz faire? expressed by Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, Daniel Webster Clay spoke 4 ppl west about better transportation Calhoun spoke 4 ppl southeast, l8er emphasizes more states? rights