Ch. 7 Growth and division Flashcards
period after War of 1812 during Monroe’s presidency, American s felt national loyalty, only one national party
Era of Good Feelings
protective tariff passed after War of 1816
Tariff of 1816
two types of tariffs
protective and revenue
tax designed to raise money for government
revenue tariff
tax designed to help American manufacturers by taxing imports from other countries
protective tariff
Chief Justice of Supreme Court, helped unify nation after war with three famous cases
John Marshall
John Marshall’s three famous cases
- Gibbons vs. Ogden
- Martin vs Hunter’s Lessee
- McCulloch vs Maryland
How did Gibbons vs. Ogden turn out? (2)
- government does not have power to allow monopolies
- Congress can control interstate commerce
How did Martin vs Hunter’s Lessee turn out? (1)
- Supreme Court had power over state courts
How did McCulloch vs Maryland turn out? (2)
- Bank of US upheld
- Congress has “implied powers” to pass laws, since they can do anything “necessary and proper”
3 ways nationalism was shown after War of 1812
- economic
- judicial
- diplomacy
How was economic nationalism shown? (2)
- Second Bank of US
- protective tariffs
How was judicial nationalism shown? (1)
- national court (Supreme Court) dominant over state courts
How was diplomatic nationalism shown? (2)
- gained Florida from Spain
- Monroe Doctrine declared that America could not be colonized, and that other countries should stay out of American affairs
major east-west highway that helped trade and transportation
National Road
built Clermont steamboat with Livingston
Robert Fulton
built an engine for America’s first powerful locomotive
Peter Cooper
popularized interchangeable parts, creating factory processes
Eli Whitney
invented telegraph
Morse
he opened mills and used machines to mass produce cotton cloth, employed thousands
Lowell
machine that separated cotton balls from seeds
cotton gin
they owned larges plantations with 5 or more slaves
planters
smaller farmers with 4 or fewer slaves
yeoman farmers
plantation system giving slaves a certain number of jobs each day that they had to complete; after that they could spend their time on their own
task system
plantation system where slaves work in groups led by a driver
gang system
former slave, anti-slavery activist, wrote his autobiography
Frederick Douglass
wealthy New Orleans woman who imported dry goods
Cecee McCarthy
African American who earned money by handling explosives on ships, opened sail factory, donated money to abolishing slavery
James Forten
African American who ran a woodworking shop and was accused of planning a revolt to free slaves; tried and hanged
Denmark Vessey
enslaved African American who led an uprising that killed 50 white people; tried and hanged
Nat Turner
illegitimate agreement between politicans
corrupt bargain
supported Jackson, later known as Republicans
Democratic Republicans
supported John Q. Adams
National Republicans
trash talking opposing candidates to prevent them from getting elected
mudslinging
Andrew Jackson’s nickname
Old Hickory
men who got support from their own states
favorite sons
arrangement that prohibited slavery in Louisiana Purchase but allowed it in the south
Missouri Compromise
5 parts of slave codes
- slaves could not own property
- could not leave property without permission
- couldn’t own guns
- couldn’t testify against whites
- couldn’t read or write
the Clermont went from __ to __ in __ hours
New York, Albany, 32
__ was accused of getting votes for __ in exchange for a cabinet post
Clay, Adams
