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APUSH Unit 3 Jones 11
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11th Grade
10/20/2013

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The Missouri Compromise
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1820 Agreement between anti and pro-slvaery groups.
Imp: Prohibited slavery north of 36/30 North Parallel, except for a patch of land in Missouri.
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Moses and Stephen Austin
Definition
Moses: Father to Stephen, earned a land grant from the Spanish government and began to establish a settlement in the Texas (currently spanish-owned)
Stephen: Inherited land and establishment from father, fought for independence from Spain.
Imp: Between the two, created Texas.
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The Panic of 1819
Definition
Financial crisis, lasted until 1821.
Imp: caused by excessive printing of paper money by banks.
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"Wildcat" Banks
Definition
Banks that were established by the state and failed.
Imp: Distributed worthless currency with little security (bonds, mortgages)
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The Monroe Doctrine
Definition
Foreign policy opposing interference by outside nations.
Imp: Any efforts by European nations to colonize land in any of the Americas would be considered an act of war.
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Henry Clay's "American System"
Definition
Economic plan designed to bring the economy back to its former glory.
Imp: Placed a heavy tax on imported goods in order to hinder foreign money from interfering. Advocated a national bank for the common currency idea.
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Spoils System
Definition
System in which a political party, if successful, gives spots to its supporters.
Imp: Led to corruption of the government.
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McCulloch V. Maryland (1819)
Definition
Supreme Court case between James McCulloch and the state of Maryland.
Imp: Maryland wanted to tax bank notes from outside of the state. Supreme Court ruled that the national bank is more powerful.
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The Indian Removal Act
Definition
Law signed by Andrew Jackson May 28, 1830.
Imp: Allowed him to negotiate with Native Americans in the southern United States to move them west of mississippi.
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Cherokee Nation V. Georgia
Definition
Supreme Court case between the entirity of the Cherokee and the state of Georgia.
Imp: Cherokee did not appreciate Georgia's treatment of the natives. Resulted in expulsion of the Cherokee.
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The "Tariff of Abominations"
Definition
Originally Tariff of 1828 Tariff designed to protect industry in Northern United states.
Imp: given name 'Tariff of Abomination' by the south.
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Nullification Proclamation of 1832
Definition
Declared the Tariff of 1828 and the Tariff of 1832 null within the borders of South Carolina.
Imp: Was declared unconstitutional, led to a larger rift between north and souh states.
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Alexis De Tocqueville
Definition
French Political thinker.
Imp: Wrote the 'Democracy in America'.
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Denmark Vesey
Definition
African-American man famous for planning a slave rebellion in 1822 a South Carolina.
Imp: Uprising was put down before it could begin, Vesey became a hero to antislavery supporters.
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Nat Turner
Definition
African American slave that led a rebellion in Virginia, 1831.
Imp: Resulted in 60 white deaths, afterwards led to 200 black deaths.
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