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APUSH Midterm 5
Development 1817-1850
Question | Answer |
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Era of Good Feelings | 1816-1819; Period in which no political parties were clearly defined, and feeling of unity was created |
Monroe Doctrine | 1823; Officially closed America for colonization by European powers |
Missouri Compromise | 1820; Stated that there should be a balance between number of slave and free states; Missouri admitted as slave state, Maine as free state |
Henry Clay | "Great Compromiser;" formulated many important compromises; involved with Quincy Adams in Corrupt Bargain of 1824 |
Panic of 1819 | First major financial crisis in U.S. caused mainly by overspeculation on frontier land |
Protective Tariff | Tax implemented on traded goods to encourage industry |
Florida Purchase Treaty (Adams-Onis Treaty) | 1819; Treaty between U.S. and Spain that ceded Florida to America |
American System | Economic plan that consisted of 3 parts: national bank, tariffs, and money for internal improvements |
Lowell System | Method of labor and production that involved factory work, mostly in textiles |
Cotton Gin | Invention of Eli Whitney that made it easier to separate cotton fibers and increased need for slave labor |
Interchangeable Parts | System where parts can exchange each other; crucial to introduction of assembly line work |
Nationalism | National identity which created unity within the nation; loyalty and pride in one's nation |
Sectionalism | Loyalty to interests of region rather than interests of nation as a whole |