Chapter 8&9 Flashcards
Exclusive statement of American policy warning European powers (countries) not to interfere with the Americas
Monroe Doctorine
Feelings of pride and loyalty to a nation
Nationalism
Disagreements between the different regions of a country
Sectionalism
Compromise that settled the conflict that had arisen from Missouri’s application for statehood
Missouri Compromise
African Americans, European American women, and Native Americans are still not allowed to vote
Jackonian Democracy
Theory which argues that since the states formed the national government, state power should be greater than federal power
State’s Rights Doctrine
Concept where individual states have the right to nullify, or reject, any federal law they judge to be unconstitutional
Nullification
1830 federal law that authorizes the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River to lands in the West
Indian Removal Act
Cherokee’s 800-mile forced march from Georgia to Indian Country.
Almost 25% of the 18,000 Cherokee died from disease, hunger, and harsh weather
trail of tears
slavery north of missouri southern border
prohibit slave owners
nothern factory owners want high or low tarrifs?
high tarrifs
southerns wanted…
lower tariffs
A tax on imports and exports
tariffs