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Social Studies

Chapter 11 + 12 test

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judicial review the power to decide whether or not an act of Congress is constitutional
mass production using machines to make large quantities of goods faster and cheaper than they could be made by hand
financial panic wide-spread fear caused by a sudden downturn in prices or change in property values
sectionalism devotion to the interests of one's own section over those of the nation as a whole
embargo a complete halt in trade
immigration the movement of people from one country to make their home in another
Industrial Revolution the shift from production from hand tools to machines and from homes to factories
protective tariff a tax placed on imported goods
nationalism a strong feeling of pride in one's country
railroad steam engine invented by Peter Cooper in 1830 in Baltimore
cotton gin invented by Eli Whitney in 1793
cotton mill invented by Francis Cabot Lowell in 1815.
steamboat invented by Robert Fulton in 1807
Erie Canal idea proposed by DeWitt Clinton to dig a canal to link the Hudson River and Lake Erie, completed in 1825
Spinning Mill invented by Samuel Slater in 1790
Henry Clay speaker of the house during the Missouri Compromise
James Madison fourth president of the US, won election of 1808 and 1812
John Quincy Adams Secretary of State during Monroe's presidency, son of John and Abigail Adams, shaped a bold foreign policy
William Henry Harrison govenor of Indiana Territory, drove Indians out of Prophetstown in the Battle of Tippecanoe
Tecumseh Indian who wanted to drive settlers away, died during the Battle of the Thames
Napoleon French rule at this time, sold Lousiana to Americans
Andrew Jackson guarded New Orleans during the War of 1812, marched into Florida with 3,000 people to persue the Seminoles, took control of two Spanish military posts
John Marshall cheif justice during the case of Marbury vs. Madison
James Monroe Jefferson sent Monroe to persuade Napoleon to sell New Orleans to the US in 1803 - ended in Lousiana Purchase, fifth president of the US - issued the Monroe Doctrine
Thomas Jefferson third president of the US, approved Lousiana Purchase despite his Republican beliefs, issued embargo which failed,
James Tallmadge New York; introduced an amendment to the bill that called for an end to slavery in Missouri
Missouri Compromise allowed Missouri to join the Union as a slave state, while Maine entered as a free state. Drew a line across Lousiana Purchase at latitude 36 degrees 30 minutes such that states above the line would be free and states below could be slave
Convention of 1818 a treaty that fixed he border between Canada and the Lousiana Purchase - 49th parallel, US and Britain agreed to share Oregon Country
Monroe Doctrine said that the Americas were closed to European colonization. In return the US would stay out of European affairs
Embargo Act embargo that was proposed in an attempt to hurt France and Britain so much that they would stop seizing American ships. Hurt US more than either other countries
Louisiana Purchase 1803 - Jefferson sent James Monroe to France in an attempt to get France to sell New Orleans to the US. Napoleon lost Saint Domingue and so no longer needed Lousiana. Instead of losing it to the British in the war coming up, he sold it to the US
Adams-Onís Treaty After Jackson marched into Florida, John Quincy Adams sent Spain a message saying get control of Florida or get out. Spanish got out. In the 1819 Adams-Onís Treaty, Spain cede Florida to the US and gave up its claim on Oregon Country
Non-Intercourse Act 1809 - said that the US may trade with any other country except France or Britain until they stop seizing US ships, also failed
Treaty of Ghent treaty with Britain that ended th War of 1812, John Quincy Adams said the treaty "settled nothing" but many Americans were pleased to hae peace
Hartford Convention convention of New England Federalists to discuss their opposition to President Madison and the war, proposed 7 amendments to the Constitution that would give New England a stronger voice in Congress
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