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A time period from 1815-1825 which reflected a strong feeling of national unity and purpose among the American public
Era of Good Feelings
Published in 1823, this stated that the United States would not tolerate European colonial influence within Central and South America and that European powers were obligated to respect America's new sphere of influence
Monroe Doctrine
Proposed economic plan which helped to shape the early 1800s in America. Components included high tariffs, establishment of a Bank of the United States, and focus on American infrastructure (e.g. roads, bridges, canals).
American System
This movement from the 1790s-1830s sought to spread Protestantism throughout America
Second Great Awakening
The popular nickname given to the Erie Canal
Initially founded and led by "Mother" Ann Lee, these groups of people tried to establish settlements based on principles of simplicity, celibacy, common property, and equal labor.
Utopian Communities
Series of secret meetings in 1814-1815 between the New England Federalist Party which was instrumental in leading to the downfall of the Federalist Party
Hartford Convention
This placed a high tax on English cotton cloth in an effort to protect the New England textile industry
Tariff of 1816
She is famous for founding the first college for women, Mount Holyoke Female Seminary.
Mary Lyon
Granted a patent for this machine in 1794, this man is largely responsible increasing the demand for cotton and slaves in the United States
Eli Whitney, Cotton Gin
This was founded in 1817 by Robert Finley and encouraged and supported the migration of free African Americans to Africa
American Colonization Society
Passed by the house, this required all antislavery appeals to be tabled without debate. Increased tensions between Northerners and Southerners as a result.
The "Gag" Resolution of 1836
Law passed by Congress during the Jefferson Administration which forbade the exportation of goods to two major countries in Europe during the Napoleonic Wars
Embargo Act of 1807
A literary group in New York consisting of Washington Irving, James Fenimore Cooper, and William Cullen Bryant, enabling America to boast of having respectable culture for the first time.
The Knickerbocker Group
American inventor credited with the invention of the first commercially successful steamboat and the first steam warship
Robert Fulton
An oath-bound secret society created by Charles B. Allen which later developed into the "Know-Nothing" Party. Held nativist leanings against Irish and German immigrants.
Order of the Star-Spangled Banner
Landmark Supreme Court ruling which upheld the sanctity of contracts in America.
Dartmouth v. Woodward
Reopened trade with all nations except England and France in 1809, replaced the Embargo Act.
Non-Intercourse Act
Founded in 1815 by Nathan Hale, this was America's first literary magazine
The North American Review
Man who is responsible for inventing the Mechanical Reaper, a piece of farming equipment which dramatically increased agricultural production in the Midwest.
Cyrus McCormick
A satirical cartoon representation of a British man in American political cartoons throughout the early 1800s.
John Bull
Landmark Supreme Court ruling which stated that the court had the right to review any decision involving powers of the federal government
Cohens v. Virginia
This bill, passed on May 14, 1810, intended to motivate GB and France to stop seizing American ships and crews during the Napoleonic Wars.
Macon's Bill #2
This man is notable for his political satire, especially in his work; "the Billow Papers", an anti-slavery piece aimed at mocking president Polk for his expansion of slavery
James Russel Lowell
Man who is best known for bringing the 1st Industrial Revolution to the United States. Introduced the first water-powered cotton mill.
Samuel Slater