Chapter 9

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Onis Treaty

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Transcontinental Treaty of 1819, settled a border dispute in North America between the United States and Spain.

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"Preemption" Rights

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A pre-emption right is a right to acquire certain property in preference to any other person. It usually refers to property newly coming into existence. A right to acquire existing property in preference to any other person is usually referred to as a right of first refusal

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National Road

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allowed more trade routes to Mississippi river

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Cotton Gin

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a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers

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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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"Era of Good Feelings"

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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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Tallmedge Amendment

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The 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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seventh Vice President of the United States

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John Quincy Adams

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6th President of the United States; son of John Adams

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James Monroe

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5th President of the United States; author of the Monroe Doctrine

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Blackhawk

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Leader of last Indian rebellion

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Henry Clay

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United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states

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Dartmouth College v. Woodward

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Trustees 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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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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Gold and Silver

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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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United States capitalist (born in Germany) who made a fortune in fur trading

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Balance of Power

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South was worried North would become to powerful so they wanted Missouri to be a slave state.

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European 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.