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29 Cards in this Set
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Whats the era of good feeling?
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Phrase used to describe the monroe presidency
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Who was john C. Calhoun?
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War hawk from south caroline, in early years a strong nationalist- in later, became the voice of state rights arguments; trying to stop the fed. gov. from interfering in southern interest
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What was the revenue tariff?
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Tax on imports for the purpose of raising money
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What was the protective tariff?
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Tax on imports designed to protect american manufactering
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Who was john Marshall?
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chief justice of the supreme court. established the principle of judicial review. in the cases of martin, McCullough and gibbons asserted the supremacy clause
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Who were the kinache?
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Creek indians who took the name seminoles becayse they fled to flordia to stage attacks against american settlements in georgia
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What was the adam-onis treaty?
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Agreement signed in 1819 in which spain gained control of flordia from the u.s
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What was the quadruple alliance?
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Group of european countries made of great britain, austria, prussia, and russia who formed an alliance to stop movements against monarchies against europe
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What was the national road?
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A national east west high way from the potomac to the ohio river
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Who was Robert Fulton?
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Inventor of the steamboat - in 1807 the clermont chugged 150 miles up the hudson river from ny to albany in just 32 hours
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What was the industrial revolution?
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Period of major economic change that began during the late 1700's with the intro. of machines using sources of power other than people or animals.
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Whats the lowell system?
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Method of employing young women to operate power looms first used in 1813 to recruit laborers for factories in Lowell, Massachusetts
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Who was eli whitney?
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Inventor; developed the cotton gin in 1793, which rapidly increased cotton production in the south and led to a greater need for slave labor
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What are interchangeable parts?
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Uniform pieces that can be made in large amounts to replace other similar pieces
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Who was samuel f.b. morse?
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1832, perfected the telegraph
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What are labor unions?
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An organization of workers formed for the purpose of advancing its members' interest
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Whats a strike?
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Work stoppage by workers to force an employer to meet demands
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Whats a cotton gin?
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A machine that removed seeds from cotton fiber
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Whos a planter?
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Plantation owners who held 20 or more enslaved people
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Whos a yeomen farmer?
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Owner of a small farm with 4 or fewer enslaved people and usually none
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What was the Monroe doctrine?
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Policy put forth by president james monroe stating that the u,s would consider any european interference in the nations of the Americas as an unfriendly act
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Who was Denmark dessey?
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African-american who planned in 1822 a south Carolina slave revolt; captured and hanged after the revolt failed
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Who was nat turner?
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African-american preacher who led a brutal Virginia slave revolt in 1831: captured and hanged after the revolt failed
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What was the Missouri compromise?
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A compromise put forth by henry clay where by main would enter the union as a free state and missouri, a slave state, while maintaining the balance in the senate. established the 36' 30' line for future expansion
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Who was henry clay?
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Senator from kentucky; known as the great compromiser; accused by jackson of giving votes to john. q. adams in return for post as secretary of state; endorsed the american system to promote economic growth; advocate of the compromise of 1850
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Who was a favorite son?
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men who enjoyed the support of leaders from their own state and region
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What was the american system?
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Plan developed by Henry clay in early 1800s for sectional cooperation on legislation
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What was a corrupt bargain?
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An illegitimate agreement between politicians
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What was mudslinging?
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attempt to ruin an opponent's reputation with insults
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