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Timeline
of
Major
Ideas
&
Events
(1800
-
1848)
Key
Concepts:
4 . 1 :T h eU n i t e dS t a t e sb e g a nt od e v e l o pam o d e r nd e m o c r a c ya n dc e l e b r a t e dan e wn a t i o n a lc u l t u r e ,w h i l eA m e r i c a n ss o u g h tt od e f i n et h en a t i o n ’ sd e m o c r a t i ci d e a l sa n dc h a n g et h e i rs o c i e t ya n di n s t i t u t i o n st om a t c ht h e m .
4 . 2 :I n n o v a t i o n si nt e c h n o l o g y ,a g r i c u l t u r e ,a n dc o m m e r c ep o w e r f u l l ya c c e l e r a t e dt h eA m e r i c a ne c o n o m y ,p r e c i p i t a t i n gp r o f o u n dc h a n g e st oU . S .s o c i e t ya n dt on a t i o n a la n dr e g i o n a li d e n t i t i e s .
4 . 3 :T h eU . S .i n t e r e s ti ni n c r e a s i n gf o r e i g nt r a d ea n de x p a n d i n gi t sn a t i o n a lb o r d e r ss h a p e dt h en a t i o n ’ sf o r e i g np o l i c ya n ds p u r r e dg o v e r n m e n ta n dp r i v a t ei n i t i a t i v e s .
KEY
TERM
EXPLANATION
Bank
of
the
United
States
The
first
central
bank
of
the
United
States
and
it
oversees
the
money
supply
of
the
country.
Second
Bank
Was
aimed
to
bring
order
and
stability
to
the
financial
situation
but
led
to
the
panic
of
1819.
James
Madison
James
Madison
was
the
fourth
president
of
the
United
States
and
was
a
federalist
who
helped
make
the
constitution.
Missouri
Compromise
outlawed
slavery
above
36
30
latitude
solve
the
issue
of
which
states
could
be
a
slave
stated
or
not
Nativism
Resident’s
interests
should
protected
over
immigrants'
interests
Patronage
a
system
which
benefits,
including
jobs,
money
or
protection
are
granted
in
exchange
for
political
support.
Tariff
tax
levied
on
imports
of
merchandise
goods
Democratic-Republicans
Dominant
in
the
south
and
believe
in
a
weak
central
government
with
strong
state
government
Democrats
decentralized
government
with
greater
powers
for
the
states
Whigs
Advocating
for
a
strong
federal
government,
protective
tariffs,
and
modernization
of
the
economy.
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