Apush terms Chp 8

Second Bank of US

Federal bank chartered in 1816 to stabilize national currency, manage gov. funds, and regulate credit after 1st bank charter expired.

Protective Tariff

High tax placed on imported goods to make domestic products cheaper and more competitive.

Era of Good Feelings

Period of political harmony and strong nationalism after the War of 1812.

VA Dynasty (Virginia)

Political dominance of VA since 4/5 of the U.S. Presidents were from VA.

James Monroe

5th President, "Era of Good Feelings", known for his nationalism and collapse of the Federalists.

John Quincy Adams

Son of John Adams, Monroe's Secretary of State and 6th President of the U.S., known to expand U.S. territory.

Henry Clay

Powerful politician and Speaker of the House who advocated for economic nationalism and unity.

John C. Calhoun

SC statesman, political theorist, and champion of Southern sectionalism, states' rights, and plantation eco.

Andrew Jackson

7th president of the U.S. and leader of the new Democratic Party.

The Seminole War

U.S. forces led by Jackson invaded Spanish Florida to stop Seminole raids and capture runaway slaves.

Adams-Onis Treaty 1819

Treaty between U.S. and Spain that gave Florida to the U.S.

Panic of 1819

1st widespread, durable financial crisis and economic depression in the US

Missouri Compromise

Agreement that admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as free.

The Marshall Court

Supreme court under chief justice John Marshall, known for expanding federal authority.

McCulloch v Maryland

Supreme Court case ruling that Congress had power to charter a national bank + states couldn't tax federal agencies.

Gibbons v Ogden

Supreme Court case that ruled saying Federal gov. controls interstate commerce.

Monroe Doctrine

Warned European nations to stay out of the Western Hemisphere.

Clay's American System

Henry Clays 3-part economic plan designed to make the US self sufficient and unite its economies after the War of 1812

Election of 1824

Jackson won the popular vote but didn't win an electoral majority, making the decisions up to the House.

The Corrupt Bargain

Accusation by Jacksonians that Clay helped Quincy Adams win the election in exchange for Secretary of State.

Tariff of Abominations

Nickname given by Southerners to the high "Protective Tariff".

Election of 1828

Presidential election with a landslide victory of Jackson over Adams.