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adams-Onis treaty
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The Adams–Onís Treaty of 1819, also known as the Transcontinental Treaty of 1819, settled a border dispute in North America between the United States and Spain
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Claims Associations
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Claims Associations
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"Preemption" RIghts
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Shareholders of this company have preemption rights which entitle them to first call on secondary share offerings.
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National Road
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it also allowed more trade routes to Mississippi river
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Erie Canal
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an artificial waterway connecting the Hudson river at Albany with Lake Erie at Buffalo; built in the 19th century; now part of the New York State Barge Canal
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Cotton Gin
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a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers
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Balance of Power
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n equilibrium of power between nations
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"Putting Out" System
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The putting-out system was a means of subcontracting work. It was also known as the workshop system. In putting-out, work was contracted by a central agent to subcontractors who completed the work in their own facility, usually their own home.
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Lowell Factories
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Lowell was begun with the high-minded purpose of proving that the wretched working conditions in English factories were not a necessary by-product of industrialization.
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The Second Bank of the United States
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The Second Bank of the United States was chartered in 1816, five years after the First Bank of the United States lost its own charter. ...
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American System
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he American System was a mercantilist economic plan based on the "American School" ideas of Alexander Hamilton, expanded upon later by Friedrich List, consisting of a high tariff to support internal improvements such as road-building, and a national bank to encourage productive enterprise
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Era of good feeling
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The Era of Good Feelings (1817–25) describes a period in United States political history in which partisan bitterness abated. The phrase was coined by Benjamin Russell, in the Boston newspaper, Columbian Centinel, on July 12, 1817, following the good-will visit to Boston of President James Monroe
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Tallmadge Amendment
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he Tallmadge Amendment was submitted by James Tallmadge, Jr. in the United States House of Representatives on February 13, 1819, during the debate regarding the admission of Missouri as a state
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McCulloch v. Maryland
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McCulloch v. Maryland, , was a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States. The state of Maryland had attempted to impede operation of a branch of the Second Bank of the United States by imposing a tax on all notes of banks not chartered in Maryland
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John Calhoun
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may refer to: *John C. Calhoun, seventh Vice President of the United States, U.S. Senator *John Calhoun (software developer), American software engineer
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James Monroe
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Monroe: 5th President of the United States; author of the Monroe Doctrine
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Blackhawk
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Blackhawk, a long-running comic book series, was also a film serial, a radio series and a novel. The comic book was published first by Quality Comics and later by National Periodical Publications
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Henry Clay
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Henry Clay, Sr. (April 12, 1777 – June 29, 1852) was a nineteenth-century American statesman and orator who represented Kentucky in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, where he served as Speaker. He also served as Secretary of State
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Dartmouth college v. woodward
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rustees of Dartmouth College v. Woodward, 17 U.S. (4 Wheat.) 518 (1819), was a landmark United States Supreme Court case dealing with the application of the Contract Clause of the United States Constitution to private corporations
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implied powers
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Implied powers are those powers authorized by a legal document (from the Constitution) which, while not stated, are seemed to be implied by powers expressly stated
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Monroe Doctrine
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an American foreign policy opposing interference in the western hemisphere from outside powers
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Grand Alliance
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The Grand Alliance was a European coalition, consisting (at various times) of Austria, Bavaria, Brandenburg, England, the Holy Roman Empire, the Palatinate of the Rhine, Portugal, Savoy, Saxony, Spain, Sweden, and the United Provinces.
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Missouri Compromise
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an agreement in 1820 between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States concerning the extension of slavery into new territories
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Gibbons v. Ogden
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Gibbons v. Ogden, 22 U.S. 1 (1824), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the power to regulate interstate commerce was granted to Congress by the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution
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Specie
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coinage: coins collectively
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Whig Party
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a former political party in the United States; formed in 1834 in opposition to the Democratic Party; advocated a loose interpretation of the Constitution and high protective tariffs
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Panic of 1819
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The Panic of 1819 was the first major financial crisis in the United States, which occurred during the end of the Era of Good Feelings
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Robert Fulton
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Fulton: American inventor who designed the first commercially successful steamboat and the first steam warship
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John Jacob Astor
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Astor: United States capitalist (born in Germany) who made a fortune in fur trading
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