Chapter 9 - US History Final Study Guide

Nationalism

Extreme pride in a country; American nationalism surged after the War of 1812

Sectionalism

People more concerned with the interests of their own region that their country

Industrial Revolution

Time period in which the economy moved towards mechanized production

Male Suffrage

In the early 1800’s it opened to males who did not own property---lower chases, pro-Jackson

Monroe Doctrine

President Monroe’s statement that the Western Hemisphere was no longer open to colonization by Europe

Railroads

Increased sectionalism because they mostly ran in the North and from east to west, not north to south

Cotton Gin

Revolutionized the economy of the South and caused the need for more slaves

Missouri Compromise

Provided for the admission of Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state; created a balance between slave and free states in the Union

McCulloch v. Maryland

Reaffirmed the US government’s right to create a national bank---federal power greater than state power

Gibbons v. Ogden

Reaffirmed the US government’s right to regulate interstate commerce---federal power greater than state power

Capitalist System

Economic system that involves profit, private property, and free enterprise

Characteristics of Southern Leaders

Wealthy planters

Types of people that worked in Northern factories

Immigrants

James Monroe

The President who created the Monroe Doctrine---”Europe, stay out of the Americas!”