Analyze the Monroe presidency (1817-1825) — Era of Good Feelings, Monroe Doctrine 1823, Missouri Compromise 1820 (also under Skill 11) — and the Adams-Onís Treaty 1819 (Spanish Florida)
Exercise Difficulty 2 ~5 min hist.g5.s.ex_25

Whose Good Feelings Sort

Prompt

Sort 4 perspectives (white propertied men / Indigenous nations / Black Americans / women) on the Era of Good Feelings spectrum.

How it's presented
mode perspective sort
Answer criteria
type sorted with rationale
required
  1. 4 perspectives placed on spectrum
  2. 1-sentence rationale per perspective
Hints
  1. Critical-history move: 'whose good feelings?'
  2. Adams-Onís Treaty + Missouri Compromise + Indian Removal in this era
Misconceptions to watch
  • Accepting 'Era of Good Feelings' at face value
  • Missing that Federalist Party collapse was 'good' only for Democratic-Republicans
Used in lessons