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11th Grade
09/30/2009

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Who created the Albany Regency?
Definition
Martin Van Buren
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What is nullification?
Definition
To override
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What was perfectionism?
Definition
The belief that people can live without sin.
Term
What was the first canal built in the US?
Definition
The Erie Canal
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Who created the cotton gin?
Definition
Eli Whitney
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What was the case Dartmouth College v. Woodward?
Definition
New Hampshire wanted to turn the college into a public institution.
Term
What was the period of the American Renaissance called?
Definition
The Second Great Awakening
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What caused the Second Great Awakening?
Definition
The spread for restoration of art, literature, and religion in the US.
Term
What were Utopian communities?
Definition
Perfect Societies
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What was the Declaration of Sentiments?
Definition
A declaration for the rights of women.
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What tariff were Southerners against?
Definition
The Tariff of Abominations
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What were the two main political parties of the 1820's?
Definition
Democrats and Republicans
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What was a factor that caused the depression of 1837?
Definition
Number of banks doubled, Federal deposits were given to state banks, Land prices increased
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Why did railroads become more favorable than canals?
Definition
They were faster to transport, they wouldn't freeze during winter
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What was the belief that there were 37 different faculties in the human brain?
Definition
Phrenology
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What was transcendentalism?
Definition
A group of new ideas, religion, culture, and philosophy
Term
Who was John Marshall?
Definition
Chief Justice of the United States
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What was Oneida, NY?
Definition
A utopia
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What was the South Carolina Exposition and Protest?
Definition
An urge for nullification against the Tariff of Abominations
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What is one of the new religions that emerged in the 19th century?
Definition
Mormonism
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