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US Unit III test
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History
11th Grade
11/23/2009

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National road
Definition
congress authorized the construction of the paved road from maryland to the old northwest
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erie canal
Definition
canal built in new york that aloud goods to flow between the reat lakes and new york city
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telegraph
Definition
made instantaneous comunication possible which helped to speed the flow of information and uniformity to prives throughout the country
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cotton gin
Definition

made possible the rowing and seling of cotton on a large scale

revolutionized american s

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American System
Definition

blueprint for government promoted economic development

1) national bank

2) tarrif on imported manufactured goods to protect american industry

3) federal financing of improved roads and canals

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Second bank of the united states
Definition

private, proffit making corporation that served as the governments financial agent

issued paper money

collected taxes

payed the governments debts

charged with ensuring that paper moneyissued by local banks had real value

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Panic of 1819

Panic of 1837

Definition

1819

first financial panic in the US occured in the end of the Era of good feelings

1837

happened when the banks stope backing money in silver and gold

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moissouri compromise
Definition
agreement between pro slavery and anti slavery factions which prohibited slavery in the lousisiana territory
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terrif of abominations
Definition

Goal was to protect industry in the united states by putting a tax on things that were not produced in the us

by putting taxes on imported goods from britain it made it hard for them to pay for the cotton which the south made

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era of good feelings
Definition

when th whole nation was behind the democratic party and there was no opposition to the government

ended with panic of 1819 and mousurri compromise

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democratic party
Definition

local small government

thought government should not be able to interfere with private life

 

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whigs
Definition

natioanl government

gov should have force on private life

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worchester v georgia
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supreme courty held that the cheroke nation was entitled to federal protection from the actions of state governments which would infrindge on the tribes sovernty
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mcCulloch v maryland
Definition

1) implied powers to the congress

2)state power may not impede valid constitutional exercizes of power by the federal government

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