APUSH CH. 9 VOCAB – Flashcards
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Era of Good Feelings
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a newspaper term used to describe the two terms of President James Monroe. during this period, ther was only one major political party, the democratic-republicans; it was therefore assumed that political discord had evaporated.
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Panic of 1819
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Economic panic caused by extensive speculation and a decline of Europena demand for American goods along with mismanagement within the Second Bank of the United States. Often cited as the end of the Era of Good Feelings.
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Denmark Vesey
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A mulatto who inspired a group of slaves to seize Charleston, South Carolina in 1822, but one of them betrayed him and he and his thirty-seven followers were hanged before the revolt started.
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Spoils System
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the system of employing and promoting civil servants who are friends and supporters of the group in power
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Second Bank of the United States
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chartered in 1816, much like its predecessor of 1791 but with more capital; it could not forbid state banks from issuing notes, but its size and power enabled it to compel the state banks to issue only sound notes or risk being forced out of business.
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The Monroe Doctrine
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President James Monroe (1823). If European powers tried to colonize land in the Americas, It would be viewed as an act of war against the USA. Refrain them from recolonizing in Western Hemisphere
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Democrats
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a member of the Democratic Party
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National Road
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A federally funded road, stretching from Cumberland, Maryland, to Vandalia, Illinois
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Anti Masons
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people who believed that the Free-Mason Society was "undemocratic" and "exclusive" because it was a secret society. Formed part of the Whig Party, because both Jackson and Van Buren were Free-Masons
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Robert Fulton
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American inventor who designed the first commercially successful steamboat and the first steam warship (1765-1815)
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The Northwest
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Ohio River Valley; govt wanted to sell (needed money to pay off national debt)
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Frances Cabot Lowell
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Developer of a new factory where spinning, dyeing, and weaving were all done in one building. His idea also led to the first factory town developed in Massachusetts.
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Sequoyah
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Cherokee Indian, best known for inventing a system for writing the Cherokee language
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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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Adams On's Treaty
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1819 treaty between the United States and Spain ceded Florida to the United States
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Corduroy Roads
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Roads made of logs in swampy areas
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Corrupt Bargain
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In the election of 1824, none of the candidates were able to secure a majority of the electoral vote, thereby putting the outcome in the hands of the House of Representatives, which elected John Quincy Adams over rival Andrew Jackson. Henry Clay was the Speaker of the House at the time, and he convinced Congress to elect Adams. Adams then made Clay his Secretary of State.
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The American System
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The three-part plan developed by Henry Clay that stressed a strong banking system, protective tariffs, and a network of roads and canals. Clay's plan was essential in developing a profitable home market. This home market enabled America to become a self-sufficient, isolated country,
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Clinton's Big Ditch
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Erie Canal; fast travel, low shipping, brings industrial, agricultural prosperity
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Old Hickory
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Nickname given to president Andrew Jackson, 1829-1837, for his toughness. Jackson was a veteran of the Creek War, and a hero of the battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812. He also had fought and won a number of duels.
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Gibbons vs. Ogden
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supreme court decision that ruled that the constitution gave control of interstate commerce to the U.S. Congress, not the individual states through which a route passed.
