Economic Nationalism
Describe the era of "good feelings"
It describes the period of James Monroe's presidency.
What country owned Florida before the U.S?
Spain
T or F: Rivers offered faster, cheaper, and more efficient way to move goods than roads.
True
What is the term for work stoppages?
Strikes
Did the cotton gin strengthen or weaken the institution of slavery.
Strengthen.
What was the purpose of the protective tariff?
Designed to protect American manufactures by taxing imports by driving up prices.
What does the word Seminoles mean?
Runaway
The Erie canal connected Lake Erie and what river?
Hudson river
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whtney
Who was on the bottom of the social ladder in the south?
African Americans.
Who was the representative of South Carolina during Monroe's presidency?
John C Calhoun.
Why did lots of slaves flee to Florida after escaping?
Because Americans had no authority to capture them in Spanish territory.
What was the name of the first improved major highway?
The national road.
Who developed mores code?
Samuel Mores
What does the Monroe doctrine prohibit?
Other Countries trying to colonize the U.S.
What was the name of the Bill that James Madison vetoed on his last day of presidency?
Improvements Bill
What U.S. general disobeyed orders and seized Spanish settlements?
Andrew Jackson
What major mode of transportation was nicknamed the "iron horse?"
Trains/ Railroads
Eli Whitney popularized the concept of what?
Interchangeable parts
What is the cotton gin short for?
Engine
What political party opposed the idea of a national bank?
Republicans
What was the name of the treaty that Spain gave all of Florida to the U.S?
Adams-Onis Treaty
Who pulled the nations first load of train passengers?
Thomas Thomb.
Industry devoured quickly in the U.S. in the early 1800's, what was the most important factor?
Free enterprise system
Ordinary farmers were often called what?
Yeomen Farmers