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17 Cards in this Set
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clockmaker
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Chauncey Jerome
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shift in Amer economy after 1815 with most people changing from producing good and crops solely for their own use to specializing in one to sell in expanding markets locally, nationally and overseas
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Market Revolution
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he saw need for increased federal activity given probs the goverment experienced during war. After first national banks charter expired, financial chaos. He helped pass approval for second bank of US. Protective tarriff. Suggested government help with roads, canals, and bridges but vetoed bonus bill b/c thought states should conduct internal improvements, not national government
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James Madison
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invented cotton gin; caused import of more slaves; invented interchangeable firearms
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Eli Whitney
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he demonstrated the commercial possibilities of propelling a steam boat wtih his ship, the Clermont. Traveled from NYC to albany
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Robert Fulton
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telegraph invention
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Morse
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french commentator was amazed at scope of the postal system; said was better than in europe
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Alexis de Tocqueville
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court case dealt with 2nd bank of US. Did congress have power to develop it? supreme court says yes
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McCulloch v. Maryland
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McCulloch, bag full of money from 2nd bank
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court case that gave fed gov't right to regulate interstate commerce
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Gibbons v. Ogden
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Marji gibbs not so sure about fed gov't regulating her roads. Old Ogden too.
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court case that struck down a GA law that took away land grant from ppl who'd bought it b/c GA said they'd bribed ppl for it. Ruling: state gov't has no right to interfere with land ownership. dealt with contracts
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Fletcher v/ Peck
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stop pecking on my fletcher bird's land in GA
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most celebrated court case of Marshall; dealt with charters- ruling: if you've got a charter, you've got a contract and the state can't interfere. state was trying to take land from a corporation. (deals with contracts)
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Dartmouth College v. Woodward
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Marshall went to darmouth; woodward
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group of merchants who established the Lowell factory system
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Boston Associates
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one of the earliest factory towns; a model community that became the nation's most famous center of textile manufacturing
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Lowell Massachusetts
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the shoe factories were here
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Lynn Massachusetts
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b/c of the way workers were being treated, they organized into unions that came together in 1834 to form this; demanded shorter hours, higher pay, safer standards. strength collapsed after depression
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National Trades' Union
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these men such as John Jacob Astor (fur co.) went out of civilization into the wilderness to make their money
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mountain men
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1st major depression of nation's history; beginning of century's boom/bust cycle
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Panic of 1819
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