Chapter 10: A Changing Nation – Flashcards
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Henry Clay
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Congressman from Kentucky who supported federal action
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John C. Calhoun
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Congressman from South Carolina who favored federal action, but later put more emphasis on states' rights
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Daniel Webster
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Congressman from Massachusetts who supported federal action
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charter
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a legal document giving certain rights to a per on or company
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dumping
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selling goods in another country below market prices
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contract
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an agreement between two or more parties that can be enforced by law
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capitalism
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the economic system in which privately owned businesses compete in a free market
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interstate commerce
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trade between two or more states
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cede
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to give up (territory)
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Miguel Hidalgo
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organized an army of Native Americans that freed several Mexican provinces
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Simon Bolivar
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best known leader in Latin America's struggle for independence from Spain
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James Monroe
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5th President of the United States; issued the Monroe Doctrine
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John Quincy Adams
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Secretary of State to James Monroe; 6th President of the United States
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self-government
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the right of people to rule themselves independently
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province
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governmental division of a country, similar to a state
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Monroe Doctrine
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Stated that the United States would not allow European nations to create American colonies or interfere with the free nations of Latin America. The U.S. would consider any attempt to do so "dangerous to our peace and safety."
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Andrew Jackson
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7th U.S. President; his time in office marked the opening of a new and more democratic era in American political life
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suffrage
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the right to vote
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caucus
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a meeting of members of a political party
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nominating convention
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large meeting of party delegates to choose candidates for office
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spoils system
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the practice of rewarding government jobs to loyal supporters of the party that wins an election
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Sequoyah
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Cherokee leader who created their written alphabet
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nullification
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an action by a state that cancels a federal law to which the state objects
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Martin Van Buren
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8th U.S. President; after Jackson; failed to get re-elected due to failing economy and Panic of 1837
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William Henry Harrison
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9th U.S. President; defeated incumbent Van Buren
