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Unit 3 Vocabulary
ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS
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12th Grade
10/25/2018

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Era of Good Feelings
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a period in the political history of-of the US that reflected a sense of national purpose and desire for unity among Americans in the aftermath of the war of 1812
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Hudson River School
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landscape painters who celebrated American nature
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John Marshall
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famous chief justice of the supreme court; rulings reflected nationalism and strengthened federal government
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Andrew Jackson
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was an American soldier and stateman who served as the 7th president of the US
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Adams-Onis Treaty
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spain agreed to sell Florida to the US
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Monroe Doctrine
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President Monroe declared the Americas off-limits to European powers - America worried that other countries would expand into the North and South America too
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Henry Clay
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proposed a new economic system for America; "American System" - plan to encourage economic growth as the country expanded westward
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American System
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plan to encourage economic growth as the country expanded westward
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Protective Tariff
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helped support growth of new business and protect American business from foreign competition
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Samuel Slater
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invented the firsl water powered cotton mill to the US
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John Deere
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inventor of steel plow - allowed farmers to plow pieces of land
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Cyrus McCormick
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inventor of the mechanical reaper - allowed farmers to harvest larger pieces of land
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Interchangable Parts
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parts manufactured products were made to be identical; parts of products could be replaced instead of the whole product
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Cotton Gin
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thought to reduce the need for slaves and allowed cotton to be processed 50 times faster.
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Industrial Revolution
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the period of transition to new manufacturing processes in America
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Samuel Morse
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developed the telegraph for sending messages over long distances
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National Road
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first major interstate highway over 600 miles long, connected farms to cities
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Robert Fulton
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invented the steamboat which could travel faster and go upstream
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Erie Canal
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built in New York connecting western farms to cities
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Transportation Revolution
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increased trade between north west and south, strongest connections was between farms in the west and cities in the North, also encourged more settlment in the west
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Antebellum Period
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period befroe the civil war and after the war of 1812
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Urbanization
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the process of making an area more urban
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Lowell Mill System
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farm girls and young women came to work at the textime factory were housed in supervised formatories and provided with education and cultural opportunities.
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"cotton Kingdom"
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slavery expanded drastically in the south and they became known as
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Slave Codes
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were established to determine the staus of slaves. placed harsh restrictions on slaves already limited freedoms.
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Sectionalism
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as the country moved closer to war, they devided more and more. this beacame a problem called ________.
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MIssouri Compromise
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in effort to preseve the balance of power in congress between slave and fere states, this compromise was passed admitting missouri as a slave state and maine as a free state. it repealed the Kansas-Nebraska act.
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Election of 1824/"corrupt Bargain"
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no presidential canidate had recived majority electoral votes in the ele; ction so congress turned over the election tpp the house as dictated by the 12th admendment; it was believed that clay, convinced congress to elect Adams who made clay secreatyr of state
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Democratic Party
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anti-aristocraic polocies, adopted this name during presidency of Andrew Jackson
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whig Party
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opposed Andrew Jackson and democrats
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Election of 1828
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rematch between John Quinfy Adams and Andrew Jackson. questioned political integreity and accused john quincy adams of endgaing in disgraveful politics to ensure his victory in the election of 1824
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