Nationalism vs. Sectionalism

James Maddison

pessimistic, small, anxious, was the president during the war of 1812, 4th US president

Dolley Madison

first actual first lady of the US, saved the portrait of George Washington during the burning of the white house.

Henry Clay

Kentucky Senator and “the great compromiser”

John Quincy Adams

5th President, appointed by house of representatives during election of 1824, son of John Adams (past president)

Francis Cabot Lowell

founded the Lowell Mills in MA and ended in a industrial city

Samuel Slater

created the Slater mill in RH

Eli Whitney

the man who used his photographic memory to create the cotton gin in the US

Cotton Gin

an invention that was able to rake the seeds out of cotton and doubled the amount of slavery in the south.

Nationalism

when the US was united during “the era of good feelings” after the war of 1812

USS Constitution

a warship used in the war of 1812 and got the nickname “old ironsides”

Battle of Fort McHenry

a battle where British naval ships rained cannonfire onto fort mchenry (US won) and where the star spangled banner was wrote

Battle at Washington DC

where british troops stormed the capital of the US and burned the white house

treaty of Ghent

the treaty that was signed in Ghent Belgium which ended the war of 1812 and restored the borders from before the war

monroe Doctrine

a document made by James Monroe and was a response to the revolutions of Latin America and stated that the US sided with all new latin American nations

Era of Good Feelings

a time after the war of 1812 where there was only one political party (the democratic-republicans)

American System

a system that was made by Henry Clay and stated that the national bank was to be reopened and planned for better national transportation in the form of canals and trains

National Road

the first highway which connected the north to the west

erie canal

the longest canal in the world which connects the Atlantic sea to the great lakes and upstate New York

Market Revolution

a large increase of cheaper goods and allowed for surpluses and made it easier to transport products

Lowell Mill Girls

a group of women who were first to be employed at the Lowell Mills because of the less amount of money they had to be paid

Industrial Revolution

a time period which saw an increase in technology and travel

Transportation Revolution

a time period which was an offspring of the Industrial Revolution which saw an increase in easier transportation

Missouri Compromise

a compromise made by Henry Clay which made Missouri a slave state, Maine a free state, anything north of Missouri’s southern border a free state/territory (except for Missouri) and anything south of the border a slave state/territory.

Election of 1824

an election where 4 candids all from the democratic-republicans ran (John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, and William Crawford). John Q. Adams won with a house of representatives vote after none of the candids got the required 131 electoral votes

“corrupt bargain”

Henry Clay becoming Secretary of State after swaying the votes for John Q. Adams so he became president