Many people now and day believe that the “Era of Good Feelings” was a period full of unity and happiness. But what many people don’t know is that it wasn’t exactly this great. The Era of Good Feelings wasn’t what it sounded like. Instead, this period was full of disputes. The “Era of Good Feelings” did not deserve its name due to the problems occurring at the time like slavery and economic problems.

During this time, the topic of whether Missouri should be a slave state or a free state was stirring up, causing an argument splitting the states. While some states stood by prohibiting it as a slave state, others argued that there should still be slave states. This was a huge debate and the states argued about it. With this, the Missouri Compromise was …show more content…
Document C-1 states a part of the compromise, “That, in all that territory ceded by France to the United States, under the name of Louisiana. excepting only such part thereof as is included within the limits of the state contemplated by this act.” This meant that Missouri would be allowed a slave state only if slaves were prohibited from here on out in the states above the 36-degree latitude line. Document C-2 is Jeffersons' opinion on the situation; it states, “It is hushed for the moment, but this is a reprieve only, not a final sentence.” Although they thought this issue would be fixed, Jefferson believed this was only the beginning of what was yet to come. Another huge event going on at the time was known as the Panic of 1819. In 1819, when Monroe was in his second year of presidency, he faced an economic problem. At the time, state banks suspended payments and claimed bankruptcy. Document D-2 states, “In urban