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US history UNIT 2
Expasion and Reform
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11th Grade
02/07/2011

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cotton gin
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the cotton gin was a machine that would take out all the seed and would make the job more harder for the slaves.(elai Whitney)
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nationalism
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american system
Definition
it was when they would send the people to jail if you were no in favor of the government.
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monroe doctrines
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the Monroe doctrines was that any of the european powers should no mess around with the independent nations of the western hemisphere
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era of good feelings
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era of good feelings was when the people did had more easy jobs and life was good for some workers.
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sectionalism
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it was when they stated to separate from each other to try a better place for them
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missouri compromise of 1820
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panic of 1819
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it was when the economy was going bad and they had to increase there taxes.
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McCullough vs. Maryland
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they were trting to make bank for the state so they could loan
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gibbons vs. ogden
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they abolish monopoly
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election of 1824
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there were 2 candidates running for presidents john Adams(he was the son of federalist president)and Andrew jackson(he was a captain on the military and he was a farmer),
it end up being a tie but Henry clay choose Adam(he was corrupted)
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corrupt bargin
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Henry clay helped Adams to be president.
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tariffs of abomination
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john Adams sign a new tariffs o the southern people(most of them were farmers, it was were Andrew was raise.)
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Jacksonian democracy
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he helped the people to create better rights for the people that were form the south,helped the people to vote,and anyone was capable to run for president.
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universal manhood suffrage
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now every people was capable of voting, back then only people that had land were capable of voting.
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spoils system
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Jackson treated this law too this law was created so any one was capable of being president.
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democrats
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Jackson became a democrat and supported them
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whigs
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it was a party that was against the democrats
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nullification crisis
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it was an organization that was against the tariffs.
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john c. clahom
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he the person that organize the organization that lead them against the tariffs.
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exposition and protest
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it was a book that talk said that any constitution was allowed to refuse any unconstitutional law.
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bank wasr
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it was when the president Jackson thought he should that they should have a national bank and that other countries should be aware of it by making pet banks.
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pet banks
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pet banks were made so other states should use them and to be aware of the economy.
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panic of 1837
Definition
the economy influenced too
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cotton kingdom
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the south was called like that because they had a lot of cotton plantation and sold a lot of it.
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plantation system
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it was when the slaves work in the cotton plantation.
alot of slves work in it.
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john Deere
Definition
he was the person that created a machine to plow much deeper where the laves could not,and it was much faster.
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Cyrus McCormick
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he invented the mechanical reapeer that made it easier to cut the crops.
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industrial revolution
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it was a revolution that helped the economy and replace the manual labor.
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factory system
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the north was getting civilize by factories
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interchangeable parts
Definition
it was made so each part would be replaced
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nativism
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negativism was caused because immigrants were taking there job sand were trying to stop it by controlling it.
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know nothings
Definition
know nothing was like agroup of people that stated to ban immigration in the states.
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erie canal
Definition
it was almost like a bridge that connected new york to the great lakes, and people were capable sale(commercial)
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robert fulton
Definition
he created the steamboat which was really efficient but did not lasted for along period of time.
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samuel morse
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invented the telegaph that helped communicate people from continent to continent.
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internal improvements
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manifest destiny
Definition
the settlers thought they were bringing the civilization to the people that live on the west and that why it was called like that.
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oregon trail
Definition
Oregon trail way like a rode that people would follow by Lewis and Clark.
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indian removal act
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the indian removal act was something that force the people that lived in Choctaw,creek, and Cherokee to go to Indian territory.
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Sequoya
Definition
Sequoya was the person that invented the alphabet
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trail of tears
Definition
it was when they sends the Indians to there Indian territory,but a lot of them die on there way.
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taxes annexation
Definition
it was when the America went to take over the Mexican territory
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noah webster
Definition
was a book that help slavery
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neoclassical architecture
Definition
he was the author
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