Section 1 Flashcards
Henry Clay
spoke for people in the West who thought the country needed better roads and canals
John C. Calhoun
spoke for the South, at first was a defender of national unity then was for states’ rights
Daniel Webster
spoke for the Northeast, at first opposed high tariffs, then later supported them
Charter
a legal document giving certain rights to a person or company
Dumping
selling goods in another country below market prices
Contract
an agreement between two or more parties that an be enforced by law
Capitalism
the economic system in which privately owned businesses compete in a free market
Interstate commerce
trade between two or more states
What did Monroe want to promote
national unity
What did Clay want to promote
the American System
Who opposed the American System
the South
What happened in the Dartmouth vs. Woodward case
the Supreme Court favored the system of capitalism
What is infrastructure
regions, roads, bridges, and canals
What was the Era of Good Feeling
the period immediately following the War of 1812 under James Monroe’s administration
