Chapter 10 Flashcards
1815-1850: transition from small shops of handmade goods to factories and mills powered by water
First Industrial revolution
Dramatic increase between 1820 and 1850 in the exchange of goods and services in market transactions
Market Revolution
The right to vote
Franchise
A highly organized group of insiders that directs a party
Political machine
A system in which benefits including jobs, money, or protection are granted in exchange for political support
Patronage
The widespread award of (public) government jobs to political supporters after a presidential electoral victory
Spoils System
A meeting held by a political party to choose candidates, make policies, and enforce party discipline
Caucus
An economic regime pioneered by Henry Clay which created a high tariff to support internal improvements (roadbuilding)
American system
Election of 1824: none of the candidates were able to secure a majority electoral vote, putting the outcomes in the hands of House of Representatives
Corrupt Bargain
US Senator from Massachusetts and was Secretary of State under President Monroe; in 1824, congress voted for him
John Quincy Adams
A protective tariff that helped American industry by raising prices of British goods which were often cheaper and of higher quality than those of theUS
Tariff of 1816
7th president of US; successfully defended New Orleans from the British in 1815; lost the presidential election in 1824; expanded presidential powers, created the Patronage/Spoils system
Andrew Jackson
An inner circle of unofficial advisors to the head of a government
Kitchen Cabinet
A protective tariff passed by Congress that was known as Tariff of Abominations; increased price imported raw materials and would cost southern plantations about $100 million a year; supported by Jacksonians and Clay
Tariff of 1828
Calhoun’ Exposition; written in 1828 by John C. Calhoun; written as a protest against the Tariff of 1828 and stated that if not repealed, SC would secede; established that a state had the right to reject federal law
South Carolina Exposition and Protest