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39 Cards in this Set
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Nationalism
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National pride and loyalty.
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James Monroe
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Madison's secretary of state who was nominated for president in 1816.
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Rush-Bagot Agreement
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Each nation pledged to limit its naval presence on the Great Lakes.
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Convention of 1818
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Britain and the U.S. agreed to allow both countries to fish in the disputed waters.
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Luis de Onís
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Began secret negotiations with John Quincy Adams for the U.S. to buy land.
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Adams-Onis Treaty
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1819, Spain transferred East Florida to the U.S.
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Simon Bolivar
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One of the greatest Latin American revolutionaries.
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Monroe Doctrine
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The president vowed that the U.S. would not interfere with any existing Euro colonies in Latin America.
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Specie
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Gold or silver coins.
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Henry Clay
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Chief among the Nationalists.
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American System
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Clay created this to increase federal involvements in the economy. It had three main features.
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Tariff Act of 1816
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Placed a 25 percent duty on most imported factory goods.
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National Road
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Construction of the Cumberland Road, later called National Road, began.
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Erie Canal
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One of the most ambitious transportation projects of the era, it was a 363-mile-long canal intended as a cheaper and faster route to the interior of the country.
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Market Revolution
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Creation of national markets.
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Industrial Revolution
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A period of dynamic changes in manufacturing.
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Mass production
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The manufacture of large quantities of goods.
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Samuel Slater
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Worker who had memorized machine plans down to the last detail.
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Eli Whitney
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Inventor who employed interchangeable parts in the manufacture of firearms.
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Interchangeable parts
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Parts for firearms, made by Eli Whitney.
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Panic of 1819
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A chain reaction of bank failures, falling land prices, and foreclosures.
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Missouri Compromise
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Admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, thus keeping the balance in the senate.
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John Quincy Adams
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Republican who competed for presidency, he was of Massachusetts.
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Andrew Jackson
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Revolutionary War hero who competed for presidency. He was of Tennessee.
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Democratic Party
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Supporters of Jackson.
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Spoils system
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Jackson rewarded his supporters by giving them government jobs.
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Rotation in Office
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The periodic replacement of officeholders.
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Sequoya
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Greatly assisted the Cherokee.
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Indian Removal Act
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Providing for the relocation of Indian nations living east of the MS river to Indian territory where is now Oklahoma.
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Worcester vs. Georgia
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Chief justice John Marshall ruled in favor of Worcester and the Cherokee, limiting state power over them.
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Trail of Tears
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As the Cherokee moved west, some 4,000 died on the 800-mile trip. This became known as the trail of tears.
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John C. Calhoun
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Vice president who abandoned his earlier nationalist views in 1828.
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Doctrine of nullification
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Argued that as creators of the federal Union, the states had the right to nullify, or refuse to obey, any act of Congress they considered unconstitutional.
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Martin Van Buren
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Partnered with Andrew Jackson for president and vice president.
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Pet banks
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Deposits went to selected state banks chosen for their officer's loyalty to the Democratic Party, called pet banks.
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Specie Circular
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Instructed the Treasury to accept only species as payment for public land.
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Panic of 1837
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An economic crisis in Britain.
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William Henry Harrison
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War hero nominated in the 1840 election.
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John Tyler
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Ran against William Harrison in the 1840 elections.
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