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5204228917Erie CanalThis helped make New York a dominant commercial center by expanding its markets. It connected New York city to the Great Lakes.0
5204231712American Systemplanned designed by Henry Clay that called for tariffs, a bank and internal improvements1
5204233083Lowell Systemearly factory system in MA that employed young women in textile mills2
5204235469New England1st region to industrialize3
5204236692War of 1812encouraged the US to begin Industrialization4
5204237869Market Revolutionperiod of US history pre-Civil War and 1st stage of Industrialization5
5204240200Cyrus McCormickinventor of mechanical reaper6
5204242152John Deereinventor of the steel plow7
5204244795Eli Whitneyinventor of the cotton gin8
5204244797Samuel Slaterfather of the American factory system9
5204247679SectionalismAn example would be the fact that the South's plantation system was dependent on slaves and cotton, and the North's economy was based on factories and immigrant labor.10
5204249198Texan war for IndependenceMexico gained control of Texas. Texans under the leadership of Sam Houston launched a rebellion. General Santa Anna of Mexico answered with military force. Texans took their stand at an old mission (church). Texans eventually defeated Santa Anna and gained independence.11
5204251626Andrew Jackson-War hero -Great supporter of Manifest Destiny and the rights of white frontier settlers -He was a "common man" -Became president of the United States in 182812
5204251627Panic of 1837caused by the closing of the US Bank, wildcat banks and over speculation in the West13
5204255352Jacksonian DemocracyThis was Jackson's brand of politics and the changes he inspired (universal suffrage, spoils system, strict interpretation of the constitution).14
5204256745Age of the Common Mannickname given to Jackson's presidency since he encouraged many average man to participate in politics15
5204259901spoils systemsystem in which the supporters of a president were rewarded with a job16
5204260775Indian Removal Actforced Native Americans to move West of the Mississippi River17
5204261799Worcester v. GeorgiaSupreme Court case that ruled in favor of the Cherokees, but Jackson ignored the decision18
5204263972trail of tearsforced removal of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia to Oklahoma Territory19
5204265307temperance movementreform movement that wanted to ban use of alcohol in the US (targeted the working class and the Irish)20
5204270669women's rights movementWomen had participated in the abolitionist and temperance movements, only to face discrimination from the men with whom they served. The offense these women suffered led to the birth of this movement.21
5204271450Elizabeth Cady Stantonleader of the women's rights movement and helped write Declaration on the Rights and Sentiments22
5204273617Seneca Falls Convention 1848This was the first women's rights convention.23
52042748132nd Great Awakening2nd major religious revival in the US that inspired other reform movements24
5204276241Mormonsreligious group persecuted for their beliefs so they moved West (helped develop Utah)25
5204277202abolitionreform movement who aimed to end slavery26
5204278582nativismbelief that white American born citizens are superior to immigrant groups27
5204281196Know Nothing Party3rd political created to protest immigration and demanded restrictions28
5204283805Irishimmigrant group who was mostly poor & Catholic- moved to cities in the East coast, worked low paying jobs & were disliked by Americans29
5204283806Germanimmigrant group who was mostly middle class, educated, Catholic & Lutheran- moved to the mid west, created farms and favored education30
5204287877Unionsgroup made up of workers trying to protest for better working conditions and rights, disliked by businesses31
5204287878Commonwealth v. Huntruled in favor of Unions in MA32
5204289379McCulloch v. MarylandJohn Marshall ruling that the Bank of the US was constitutional33
5204294219Henry Claycreator of the American system and known as the Great Compromiser34
5204295826nullificationtheory that states could nullify federal laws35
5204298508John C. CalhounJackson's former VP and leader of the South Carolina nullification crisis36
5204301038Force Billpresident has the ability to use the military to enforce federal laws (passed in response to the nullification crisis)37
5204304360Unionthe United States38
5204306022internal improvementsimprovements to the infrastructure of the US39
5204308915Horace Mannpushed for compulsory education in the US40
5204310403cult of domesticitybelief that women belong at home raising their children41
5204315341Utopian societiescommunities that rejected the American way and tried to live in perfect communities42
5204317560Dorothea Dixreformer who called for changes in the treatment of the mentally ill and prison reform43
5204320304Hudson River schoolAmerican art program that celebrated nature scenes44
5204326828Corrupt Bargainelection of 1824 and winner is John Quincy Adams even though Jackson won the popular vote (decision went to the House)45
5204337595Webster-hayne debatehighlighted the growing tensions in the US over states rights46
5204341578Sam Houstonled the war for Texan independence47

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