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SS Unit 4:

Death by Words.

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Precedent Act or decision that sets an example for others to follow.
Bond Certificate that promises to repay money loaned, plus interest, on a certain date.
Tariff Tax on foreign goods brought into a country.
French Revolution A 1789 rebellion in France that ended the French monarchy for a time.
Federalists Supporter of a strong federal government.
XYZ Affair A 1797 French attempt to bribe the United States by demanding money before discussing French seizure of natural American ships.
Marbury vs. Madison An 1803 court case in which the Suprime Court ruled that it had the power to decide whether laws passed by Congress were constitutional.
Judicial Review Power of the Supreme Court to decide whether the acts of a President or laws passed by Congress are constitutional.
Zebulon Pike (Person) Expanded the upper Mississippi River, the Arkansas River, Colorado, and New Mexico.
Impressment Practicing of forcing people into military service.
Embargo Ban on trade.
Nationalism Excessive pride in one's nation.
Battle of Tippecanoe In 1811, battle over white settlement in the Indiana Territory.
Oliver Hazard Perry U.S Navy. Fought in the Battle of Lake Erie. When his ship was destroyed he rowed to another.
Battle of New Orleans At the end of the War of 1812, a battle between British and American forces that ended in an American Victory.
Treaty of Gent Peace treaty signed by Britain and the United States at then end of the War of 1812.
Factory System Method of producing goods that brought workers and machinery together in one place.
Industrial Revolution Gradual process by which machines replaced hand tools.
Francis Cabot Lowell Invented a way to produce fabric all under one roof.
Eli Whitney Invented interchangeable parts to make the production of guns faster.
Flatboat Boat with a flat bottom used for transporting heavy loads on inland waterways.
Lancaster Turnpike Road built in the 1790's by a private company, linking Philadelphia and Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Robert Fulton Invented Steamboats.
Dewitt Clinton New York's governor persuaded Lawmakers to provide money for the Erie Canal.
James Monroe Foreign policy statement. (Monore Doctrine) Won the Election of 1816.
American System Program for economic growth promoted by Henry Clay in the early 1800's called for high tariffs on imports.
Adams-Onis Treaty An 1821 treaty between Spain and United States in which Spain agreed to give Florida to the United States.
Whigs Member of John Quincy Adam's former National Republican party.
Kitchen cabinet Group of unofficial advisors to Andrew Jackson who met with him in the White House kitchen.
Nullification Crisis of 1828 People were angry about tariffs leading into the Nullification Act. A proposed compromise by Henry Clay.
Seminole War Conflict that began in Florida in 1817 when the Seminoles resisted removal.
Mudslinging The use of insults to attack an opponent's reputation.
Suffrage The right to vote.
Cabinet Group of officials who head government departments and advise the President.
Specular Someone who invests in a risky venture in the hope of making a large profit.
Judiciary Act A 1789 law that created the structure of the Supreme Court and set up a system of distinct courts for the nation.
Neutrality Proclamation A 1793 stament by President Washington that the United States would not support or aid either France or Britain in their European conflict.
Democratic Republicans Supporter of Thomas Jefferson.
Napoleon Bonaparte French Ruler that wanted to conquer Europe.
Pinckney Treaty A 1795 agreement with Spain that let Americans ship their goods down the Mississippi River and store them in New Orleans.
Lewis and Clark Explored the area of the Louisiana Purchase with Sacajawea.
Barbary States Nations along the coast of Africa.
Nonintercourse Act An 1809 law that allowed Americans to carry on trade with all nations except and France.
Treaty of Greenville Treaty signed by some Native Americans in 1795, giving up land that would later become part of Ohio.
War Hawks Members of Congress from the South and West who called for war with Britain prior to the end of the War of 1812.
Battle of Lake Erie In the war of 1812, an American victory led by Oliver Perry against the British.
Dolley Madison Wife of James Madison.
Spinning Jenny Machine developed in 1764 that could spin several threads at once.
Interchangeable Parts Identical, machine-made parts for a tool or an instrument.
Samuel Slater Owner of a mill that helped shape the Industrial Revolution.
Boston Associates A group of people who formed the Lowell Mills.
Corduroy Road Road made of logs.
Turnpike Road built by a private company that charges a toll to use it.
National Road First federally funded national road project, begun in 1811.
Erie Canal Artificial waterway opened in 1825 linking Lake Erie to the Hudson River.
Sectionalism Loyalty to a state or section rather than to the whole country.
John C. Calhoun
Creole Person born in Spain's American colonies to Spanish parents.
Monroe Doctrine President Monroe's foreign policy statement warning European nations not to interfere in Latin America.
Democrats Supporter of Andrew Jackson; included frontier farmers and factory workers.
States Rights The right of states to limit the power of the federal government.
Secede To withdraw form a membership or a group.
Indian Removal Act Law passed in 1830 that forced many Native Americans to move west of the Mississippi River.
Depression Period when businesses activity slows, prices and wages fall, and unemployment rises.
Panic of 1837 Worst economic crisis the Nation has ever seen.
National Debt Total sum of money that a government owes to others.
National Bank Bank set up by the government in 1791.
Whiskey Rebellion A 1794 protest over a tax on all liquor made and sold in the U.S.
Jay's Treaty A 1795 agreement between the United States and Britain that called for Britain to pay damages for seized American ships and give up forts it still held in the West.
Alien and Sedition Acts In 1798, Federalist-supported laws that permitted the President to expel foreigners, made it harder for immigrants to become citizens, allowed for citizens to be jailed if they criticized the government or its officials.
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions Declarations passed in 1798 and 1799 that claimed that each state has the right to decide weather a law is constitutional.
Louisiana Purchase Vast territory between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains, purchased form France in 1803.
Sacajawea Provided valuable information to Lewis and Clark.
Smuggling Importing or exporting goods in violation of trade laws.
Stephen Decatur Him and his crew quickly sailed into Tripoli harbor at night.
Embargo Act An 1807 law that imposed a total ban on foreign trade.
Tecumseh & the Prophet Leader of the Indian delegation. Approached William Henry Harrison.
Henry Clay War hawk of Kentucky, wanted to punish British for seizing American ships.
Andrew Jackson Won election of 1824. Served two terms.
Hartford Convention Gathering of New Englanders to protest the War of 1812 by threatening to secede from the Union.
Capitalist Person who invests in a business to make a profit.
Urbanization Movement of population from farms to cities.
Moses Brown A Quaker capitalist who had a mill in Pawtucket.
Lowell Girls Young women who worked in the Lowell Mills in Massachusetts during the Industrial Revolution.
Canal Man-made river used for transporting goods.
The Clermont Steam boat built in 1807 by Robert Fulton; first steamboat to be commercially successful in American waters.
John Fitch Showed how to build a steam engine that could power a boat, opened a ferry but it went out of business.
Interstate Commerce Business that crosses state lines.
Internal Improvements Improvements to roads, bridges, and canals.
Daniel Webster New Hampshire. Perhaps most skillful speaker of his time.
Intervention Direct involvement.
The "Corrupt Bargain" Three events involving the U.S presidential election. Such as the election of 1824.
Spoils System Practice of rewarding supporters with government jobs.
Nullification Idea that a state has the right to nullify, or cancel, a federal law that the state leaders consider to be unconstitutional.
Tariff Abominations Tariff passed by Congress in 1828 that favored manufacturing in the North.
Trail of Tears Forced journey of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia to a region west of Mississippi during which thousands of Cherokees died.
Nominating Convention Meeting at which a political party chooses a candidate.
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