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TAP Chap 11
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11th Grade
10/29/2010

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Andrew Jackson
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elected president in 1828
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Robert Fulton
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created the first steamboat
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Martin Van Buren
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a sharp politician named Jackson's Secretary of State
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Charles Finney
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religious leader during the Second Great Awakening, generated many converts through his revivals
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David Walker
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famous African American abolitionist
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William Lloyd Garrison
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abolitionist who founded and edited the Liberator
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Erie Canal
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constructed in 1825, largest canal, 350 miles long
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Lowell mills
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a clothing production company that employed young women
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Specie payment
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the trade of banknotes for hard money
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Second Bank of the United States
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opened in 1816 following the expiration of the charter of the first Bank of America
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Panic of 1819
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first large-scale economic downturn or "bust"
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Bank War
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the fight between Jackson, who strongly opposed the National Bank, and the proponents for the renewal of the bank's charter
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Whigs
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promoted economic growth, commerce, and powerful national government
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Democrats
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loyal to the majority, believed in individualism and liberty
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Indian Removal Act of 1830
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Jackson's plan, passed by congress, to relocate all Native Americans West of Mississippi
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Black Hawk War
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battle between Indian tribes resisting removal and American volunteer militias
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Second Seminole War
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battle started by Southern Indian tribes resisting relocation
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Worcester v. Georgia
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case between a missionary (who aided Indians without permission) and the state of Georgia. Ruling was that Indian tribes are sovereign and are to subject to state laws.
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Trail of Tears
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under military supervision, thousands of Indians were forcefully removed from their territory and had to march west
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Tariff of Abominations
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a series of conflicting duties, drafted by Southern congressmen, that attempted to please everyone
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Nullification Crisis
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started by the belief that states have the right to nullify acts by Congress that are seen as eclipsing state rights
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Force Bill
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Jackson had this bill passed which stated Carolina's refusal to pay tariffs as treasonous and allowed military measures to be used against the state
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Second Great Awakening
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rise in evangelical religion, "democratized religion offered salvation to all who chose to embrace it"
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Separate spheres
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the concept that men and women have different duties. Men must work, and women raise the children and tend to household duties.
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Temperance movement
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movement to end the consumption of alcohol and prostitution
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American Colonization Society
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planned the gradual emancipation of slaves and then colonization of Africa
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The Liberator
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an anti-slavery newspaper
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Gag Rule of 1836
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prohibited entering abolitionist pamphlets into public records (found them unconstitutional)
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Panic of 1837
Definition
economic bust resulting in drops in prices of bonds, stocks, and real-estate
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Treasury System
Definition
Van Buren's plan that would take the place of the National Bank, except it would only deal in hard money and not issue loans
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Pet Banks
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nickname for state banks that were loyal to Jackson
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