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Chapter 9 An Agrarian Republic Flashcards

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Who owned the Louisiana Territory after the Seven Years War?

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Spain

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What was the first African independent state in this hemisphere.

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Haiti

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Who was the leader of the rebellion in Haiti?

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L’Ouverture

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4
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What percent of the population lived in cities at this point?

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3%

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5
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What trade is key to Charleston?

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cotton

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What is the key product of Baltimore

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Tobacco

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What is the key product in Philadelphia

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wheat

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8
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What is the clipper?

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a new design of ship with tall sails and is very sleek

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Who is our biggest trade partner?

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Britian

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10
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What is the Empress of China?

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A boat that helps us trade with China

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What was the Jefferson idea of the amount of Government?

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“the less government, the better”

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What does Laissez fair mean?

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leave it alone

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13
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What are the midnight judges?

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judges who were appointed the last day of Adams presidency

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Why did Marbury sue Madison?

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he was told he was going to be a judge but did not end up getting the appointing by Adams.

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Who won the Marbury vs. Madison?

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Madison

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What is the result of the Marbury vs. Madison trial?

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it gave the court more power by establishing the declaring unconstitutional phrase

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Who wins the Aaron Burr vs Alexander Hamilton duel? And what is his intentions.

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Burr tries to set up a new nation

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When do we take possession of Louisiana

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1803

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19
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What was the goal of Lewis and Clark?

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to find a water way for the west

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20
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Who is arrested by the Spanish for spying?

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Pike

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21
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As Americans entered the 1800’s they found what

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the nation’s role in international affairs still remained uncertain

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The American economy in the early nineteenth century was what

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Was predominantly rural and agricultural throughout the nation.

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The inauguration of President Thomas Jefferson was a significant occasion because

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it marked the peaceful transition of power from one party to another

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The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who established the independence of the federal judiciary was?

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James Madison

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25
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Where did Long explore?

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the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains

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26
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Thomas Jefferson believed what about the expansion?

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it was essential to liberty

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27
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What happens to many of the US Ships?

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they are seized by both the British and French

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28
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What is impressment?

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forcing men to join an army and navy usually kidnapped

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29
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How many Americans were impressed?

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10,000

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30
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What British ship attacked the USS Chesapeake?

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the British ship Leonard

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31
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What did the Embargo act do?

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it eliminated all trade

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What did the Embargo act do to the US economy?

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it hurt America businesses even more than other nations

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What did the nonintercourse act allow that the embargo act didn’t.

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allow trade with other nations other than England and France

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34
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What is Gerry Mandering

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changing the boundaries of the parties in the House of Representatives

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35
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Who is considered the true first lady?

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Dolly Madison

36
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What were the two Shawnee leaders who emerged?

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Tecumseh and “Prophet”

37
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What are the two Shawnee leaders ideas?

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go back to the olden times before Europeans arrived

38
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What was the treaty of Fort Wayne?

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a treaty signed between several tribes and Govenors of the Indian territory that sold two millions acres of land to the US

39
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How did the natives get additional weapons?

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the British gave it to them

40
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What is another name for the War of 1812?

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Mr. Madison’s War

41
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What was the main cause of the War of 1812?

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the British were messing with our ships

42
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What were war hawks?

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group of pro war congressmen

43
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What was Macon’s Bill Number Two?

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a way to go reward and punish Britain or France

44
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Why did Britain have little troops and soldiers over in America?

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the Napoleonic Wars in Europe

45
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What was Commander Perry?

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a great naval leader

46
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How did we win in the navy fighting?

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through the use of privateers

47
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Why was the Constitution ship called the “Old Ironsides”

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cannon balls would fall off of it

48
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Where did the worst Indian Massacre occur?

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Fort Mimms, Alabama

49
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Who won the battle of horseshoe bend?

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Jackson and his army

50
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What was the first state to threaten leave the union?

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New England

51
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What killed the federalist party?

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the demands of New England

52
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Who was John C. Calhoun?

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the mounth piece for the southern states

53
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Who was Daniel Webster

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the representative of the northern states

54
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Who is Henry Clay and what is his nickname?

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he was the representative for the western states and was considered the great compromisers

55
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What three points were in Henry Clay’s American System?

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national bank, tariff on imported goods to protect the American Manufacturers, and national system of roads and canals

56
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What happened when the US national bank charter expired?

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the US economy was unstable

57
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When was the second National Bank instituted?

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1816

58
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What kind of Tariff was the Tariff of 1816

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a protective tariff to protect new industries

59
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What does the Erie cnal do?

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connects the great lake to the Atlantic Ocean from Lake Erie to the Hudson River

60
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What was the first national highway?

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Cumberland Road

61
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What was the decision in the McCulloch v. Maryland?

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it established national supremacy proving that a state cannot tax the federal government

62
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What did the Gibbons v. Ogden trial create?

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an institution or company in multiple states is managed by the national government

63
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What does 36, 30 line also called?

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the Missouri Compromise line

64
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What does Jefferson feel about the Missouri Compromise?

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it does not solve the problem

65
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What did the Monroe Doctrine state?

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to leave independent states as they are and not any new colonies

66
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As the US expanded to the West, what was the common American belief?

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Mexico provided an ideal opportunity for further territorial acquisition.

67
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What were the three effects of Governmental policies regarding Indians?

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white encroachment, Indian resistance, and ultimately tribal defeat

68
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The new generation of politicians who openly resisted British influence in North America were called?

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War Hawks

69
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The Hartford Convention expressed what?

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New England Federalists’ opposition to the War of 1812

70
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What indicated the success of Jeffersonian Republicans and the end of Federalists?

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the Era of Good Feelings

71
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John Quincy Adam’s most successful effort as secretary of state was what?

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the dealing with Spain over Florida

72
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The Missouri Compromise revealed what?

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The US was very divided over slavery.

73
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Were Americans satisfied with the territorial growth at this point?

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no

74
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In Marbury v. Madison, Chief Justice John Marshall argued successfully that the Supreme Court could?:

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declare federal laws unconstitutional.

75
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How much was Louisiana purchased for?

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15,000,000

76
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Between 1806 and 1809, non-importation, non-intercourse, and embargo acts sought to?:

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forced Great Britain to recognize American rights.

77
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One of the immediate results of the new transportation routes constructed during the “Canal Age” was?:

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an increased white settlement in the Northwest.

78
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The issuance of the Monroe Doctrine in 1823 was prompted by?:

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the fear that France might intervene in Latin America to restore Spanish colonial rule.

79
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As a result of the “Corrupt Bargain”?:

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John Quincy Adams became president.

80
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In the Treaty of Ghent, which ended the War of 1812, how well were the matters resolved?:

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nothing was settled beyond a restoration of the prewar status quo

81
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During both the Washington and Jefferson administrations, the Western settlers’ most urgent and consistent demand on the federal government was for the?:

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guaranty of an outlet to the sea for their produce.

82
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Chief Justice John Marshall asserted that only Congress, not the states, possessed the power to control interstate commerce. The case was?:

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Gibbons v. Ogden.

83
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The congressional election of 1810 was important because it?:

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added a number of young, western, anti-British representatives to the House.

84
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In the Rush-Bagot Treaty, Great Britain and the United agreed?:

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to limit their naval forces on the Great Lakes.

85
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Recent historians describe the “Era of Good Feelings” as?:

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free of ideological disputes.

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