Social Studies Flashcards For Test

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Henry Clay

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A bright young congress member from kentucky. spoke for the west who thought the country needed better roads and canals to transport goods from one region to another.He made the american system federal program and public works.

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John C. Calhoun

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A bright young congress member from South Carolina. He spoke for the interests for the south.He is a defender of national unity, he later put more emphasis on the idea of states rights.

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Daniel Webster

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A bright young congress member from massachusetts. He was the spokesperson for the northeast.At first he opposed high tariffs,but he later became to support them as a way of protecting industry.

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Charter

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giving a person legal rights to a company. Because the first bank had given out too much money .Then there was a second bank for the united states of 1816 . That bank was privately owned and had a charter for 20 years.

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Dumping

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the act of selling goods to another country below marketed price.Because the factories in Britain had so much customers and were well built they dumped their goods to the us to drive american competitors out of business.

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Contract

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an agreement made by two or more parties and it can be enforced by law.Since the constitution protected private contracts New hampshire could not change dartmouth's charter.

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Capitalism

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The court was protecting private business so it helped promote Capitalism.The act in which privately owned systems can compete in a free market.

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Interstate Commerce

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trade between two or more states.Under the Constitution only congress can regulate interstate commerce.The court strengthens federal government at the expense of the states.

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Cede

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Because of the adam onis treaty of 1819. . Spain ceded or gave up florida to the United States.Because spain couldn’t protect all of that land.

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Miguel Hidalgo

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organized an army of native americans that freed several mexican provinces.He was captured and executed by troops loyal to spain.Tried to get Mexico’s independence.

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Simon Bolivar

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the leader of the independence of Central America and South america.The best known leader for mexico’s struggle for independence .Called the “liberator”

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James Monroe

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The worried president because Russia and France and several european powers because Spain wanted to regain its colonies. The fifth president who as a republican who was from virginia.The monroe doctrine was established because of the colonies that broke away from spain want to get their colonies back.

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John Quincy Adams

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The worried Secretary of state He suggested that The us and britain didn’t want joint so that they wouldn’t be overturned.Monroe also didn't want to ally with britain so the monroe doctrine was made

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Self Government

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the right that people could rule themselves The act of union 1841 was a big step toward that direction.Canadians had more powers of self government from Britain.Therefore they could no longer deny their rights.Britain still had full control.

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Andrew Jackson

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Served two terms as a president from 1829 to 1837 was the 6th president he was a democrat. Influenced the age of Jackson which is 20 years after he became president He was known as “Old Hickory”.Jackson stood for the idea that ordinary people should participate in political life.He was more for the ordinary people playing a role in democracy. “The Peoples President” Indian Removal act americans get land east of mississippi indians get land west of the mississippi.

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Suffrage

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The right to vote many states dropped that requirement and let all white men vote and hold office so more votes came in.

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Cacus

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a meeting of members of a political party.They only involved a small group of people.First way that political candidates were chosen

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Nominating conventions

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large meetings of party delegates to choose candidates for office.It opened the nominating process to many more people and made it more democratic.Replaced cacuses .

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Spoils System

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to the practice to rewarding government jobs to loyal supporters of the party that wins an election Jackson replaced some government employees with supporters.

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sequoyah

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The cherokees leader who is getting pushed out of their land.They started their own newspaper and constitution written in english and cherokee.Created the cherokee Alphabet

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Martin Van Buren

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Andrew’s Jacksons choice as his choice to succeed him.The son of the new york tavern owner.The secretary of state during Jackson’s first term. He played a central role in organizing jackson’s first political victory.

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nullification

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an action by a state that cancels a federal law to which the state objects. Some people thought they could use nullification to end slavery.

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William Henry Harrison

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9th president of the united states. a whig who easily defeated Van buren which ended the age of Jackson.The log cabin campaign he was for the common ordinary people.