Era of Good Feelings: Quick Facts

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Parties form after the 1824 election based on support for the winner of the most votes, Jackson, as opposed to the House's choice for president, Adams.
During this period, Congress eliminated all internal taxes taken by the federal government.
It was during Monroe's presidency that the United States last did not have two political parties.