what caused the era of good feelings
The Era of Good Feelings -- Test. The years following* the end of the War of 1812 have been called the era of good feelings because of their apparent lack of partisan political strife. In the Election of 1816, James Monroe decisively defeated the last of the Federalist candidates. Monroe was overwhelmingly reelected in the Election of 1820 with no opposition whatsoever. Domestic politics under Monroe revolved around three main issues: 1  The Second Bank of the United States.