John Quincy Adams Flashcards
1
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Corrupt Bargain-
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Theory that Adams only won because he bribed Clay, the head of the house, to vote for him to become president
2
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Tariff of Abominations-
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lowered the tax on cotton products but raised it on many of the products made in the mid-Atlantic states
3
Q
Erie Canal-
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Created by Clinton, passed through many eastern states and helped southern products get to northern manufacturers to become finished
4
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American Temperance Society-
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Society against drinking and thought it weakened the country