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Tariff of 1816

First protective tariff in US history designed to shield American manufacturers from British goods.

Henry Clay's American System

An economic plan that included a protective tariff, a second bank of the United States, and internal improvements.

Native American Resistance

Efforts by Native Americans that were largely ended after the War of 1812, facilitated by treaties and military action.

Hartford Convention

Meeting of Federalists that expressed opposition to the War of 1812 and marked the death of the Federalist Party.

Era of Good Feelings

Period characterized by a lack of political opposition, national pride, and economic growth, though tensions rose later.

Panic of 1819

First major economic depression in the US caused by overexpansion of credit and resulting economic downturn.

Missouri Compromise

Legislation that maintained the balance of slave and free states by admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.

John Marshall

Supreme Court Chief Justice known for establishing judicial review and several key cases strengthening federal power.

Monroe Doctrine

Policy declaring that the Western Hemisphere was closed to further European colonization; the US would not interfere in European affairs.

Nativism

Movement motivated by xenophobia that reflected a belief among settlers that they were more 'native' to America than immigrants.

Cotton Gin

Invention by Eli Whitney that revolutionized cotton production by easily separating cotton fibers from seeds.

Erie Canal

Canal that connected the Hudson River to Lake Erie, significantly enhancing trade and transportation.

Regional Economic Differences

Distinct economic systems where the North focused on industry and banking, and the South relied on agriculture and slavery.

• Mcculloch v maryland

• Ruled that it was constitutional to have a bank under the necessary and proper clause

• Reinforcing the fact that government has powers beyond the constitution 

Gibbons v Ogden

• Marshall ruled that congress has exclusive power to regulate commerce 

• Reinstated that state laws do not out-do federal laws

• Cohens V Virginia

• innocent because the lottery was under federal law, and the law they violated was only in virginia 

• Emphasixed federal law is greater than state law

• Fletcher V Peck

• Ruled that grant contract was invalid, established that court has the authority to review and invalidate state laws 

Dartmouth College V Woodward

Ruled in favor of dartmouth, reinforced that states cannot interfere with private corporations