Chapter 5 Vocab - (The Early Republic)

Shawnee warrior from the Ohio River valley who spearheaded a spiritual and military resistance movement among American Indians in the early 1800s. Organized a confederacy of Indian tribes to fight for their homeland. Actively resisted the US, fighting in battles, rejecting treaties, and traveling widely to convince American Indian groups that they were all one people.

American lawyer and amateur poet who is best known as the author of "The Star-Spangled Banner", which was inspired by the bombardment of Fort McHenry and became the US national anthem in 1931.

An 1811 battle in the Indiana Territory between American Indians and United States troops in which the American Indians were defeated. Tecumseh's brother fought against Harrison and was defeated.

A poem written by Francis Scott Key in 1814 that became the national anthem in 1931.

people who sought out war for the United States.

War of 1812 battle when the US defeated the British in January of 1815

a war between the United States and Britain over land disputes in the United States and Canada. It ended in a draw but felt like an American victory which boosted nationalism.

an 1814 agreement that ended the War of 1812.

(1767-1845)An American military officer before serving in the US House of Representatives and Senate, and finally as the seventh US President from 1829 to 1837. As a general in the US Army during the War of 1812, Jackson successfully defeated New Orleans. As president, he vetoed the renewal of the charter of the Bank of the United States, opposed the nullification issue in South Carolina, and initiated the spoils system.

a gathering where a group of federalists assembled to discuss whether or not to succeed from the United States and form peace with Britain separately.

a nation wide feeling of unity and identity with one's nation

an 1819 treaty in which Spain ceded Florida to the US.

(1777-1852) An American politician who was elected to the US House of Representatives and the US Senate from the state of Kentucky. Was a leading proponent of economic nationalism, promoting federal support of internal improvements, a protective tariff, and a national bank. In 1820, he helped craft the Missouri Compromise to try to balance the rights of free and slave states. Was a war hawk.

a foreign policy doctrine set forth by President Monroe in 1823 that discouraged European intervention in the Western Hemisphere.

Henry Clay's federal program designed to stimulate the economy with internal improvements and create a self-sufficient nation

An 1820 agreement calling for the admission of Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, and banning slavery in the Louisiana Purchase north of the 36° 30' N latitude.

(1767-1848) An American colonial lawyer and writer who became one of the foremost thinkers and activists among AMerican patriots. He spoke out against British tax laws and served as a delegate from Massachusetts to the First Continental Congress. He went on to become the first Vice President and the second President of the United States

A road that requires users to pay a toll.

(1791-1872) Originally an art student who developed the idea of the electric telegraph. By 1838, he had developed the system of dots and dashed that become known throughout the world as the Morse Code. Later in life, he became a prominent philanthropist, donating to charities and helping to establish Vassar College.

A road built by the federal government in the early 1800s that extended from Maryland to Illinois.

a tariff on imports designed to protect American industry

(completed 1825) New York state canal that linked Lake Erie to the Hudson River. It dramatically lowered shipping costs, fueling an economic boom in upstate New York and increasing the profitability of farming in the Old Northwest.

the money needed to build factories or other productive assets.

A series of improvements in industrial technology that transformed the process of manufacturing goods. It also changed the economy, culture, social life, and politics of the nation.

groups of workers who unite to seek better pay and working conditions.

built the nation's first water powered textile mill in 1793 at Pawtucket, Rhode Island using his knowledge from Britain

campaigned for laws to discourage immigration or to deny political rights to newcomers

American industrialist who developed the Lowell system, a mill system that included looms that could both weave thread and spin cloth. He hired young women to live and work in his mill

a machine that removed seeds from cotton fiber and reduced the cost and time to do so

name given to women who worked in Lowell textile mills

Invented the cotton gin

certain pieces of different machines were all made to be exactly the same so that a part from one machine could be used without error on another machine of the same design.

closed meeting of party members for the purpose of choosing a candidate

the forced removal of Cherokees and their transportation to Oklahoma

Supreme Court Decision - Cherokee Indians were entitled to federal protection from the actions of state governments which would infringe on the tribe's sovereignty - Jackson ignored it

a supporter of Jackson who worked behind the scenes to further build up Jackson's supporters

Tariff passed by Congress in 1828 that favored manufacturing in the North and was hated by the South made to embarrass President Adams.

the idea that the common people should control the government

South Carolina Senator - advocate for state's rights, limited government, and nullification

the practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters.

The doctrine that a state can declare null and void a federal law that, in the state's opinion, violates the Constitution.

(1830) a congressional act that authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River to Oklahoma

nationalists who wanted a strong federal government to manage the economy