Transportation Revolution
This innovation by Robert Fulton marked the beginning of the Transportation Revolution.
What is the steamboat?
Jackson expanded voting rights to include this group of people who previously couldn't vote without property.
Who are white men (without property)?
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This region developed the most manufacturing during the period from 1812-1855.
What is the North?
This compromise maintained the balance between free and slave states by admitting Missouri and Maine.
What is the Missouri Compromise?
This tragic forced march moved the Cherokee Nation from Georgia to Oklahoma Territory.
What is the Trail of Tears?
This canal connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean and made New York City a major commercial center.
What is the Erie Canal?
This system rewarded Jackson's political supporters with government jobs.
What is the spoils system?
This invention made cotton production more profitable but increased the South's dependence on slavery.
What is the cotton gin?
John Calhoun argued that states had this right to ignore federal laws they considered unconstitutional.
What is nullification?
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This Supreme Court case supported Cherokee rights, but Jackson ignored the decision.
What is Worcester v. Georgia?
This government-funded road was one of the first major internal improvements connecting East and West.
What is the National Road? (DAILY DOUBLE) 600
Jackson opposed this institution because he believed it favored wealthy elites over common people.
What is the Second Bank of the United States?
This nickname described cotton's dominance in the Southern economy.
What is "King Cotton"?
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This economic crisis of 1837 was partly caused by Jackson's destruction of the national bank.
What is the Panic of 1837?
Many Americans supported Indian removal because they wanted these lands for farming and settlement.
What are Native American territories/lands?
This revolution allowed goods and people to move across vast distances, creating national unity.
What is the Transportation Revolution?
This 1830 law supported by Jackson forced Native Americans to move west of the Mississippi River.
What is the Indian Removal Act?
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This factory system employed mostly young women in textile mills with company housing.
What is the Lowell System?
South Carolina threatened to nullify these federal policies because they hurt the state's agricultural economy.
What are protective tariffs?
The Trail of Tears occurred despite this branch of government supporting Cherokee rights.
What is the Supreme Court?
These three components made up Henry Clay's plan to strengthen the nation economically.
What are a national bank, protective tariffs, and internal improvements?
Jackson's supporters claimed this occurred in the 1824 election when Adams became president despite Jackson winning the popular vote.
What is a "corrupt bargain"?
By 1855, these regional differences had grown so strong they threatened national unity.
What is sectionalism?
This peaceful period under President Monroe was characterized by national unity and minimal political conflict.
What is the Era of Good Feelings?
Americans believed removal would reduce these conflicts while providing more land for white expansion.
What are conflicts between settlers and Native Americans?
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