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25 Cards in this Set
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Adam's "midnight appointments"
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After losing the election to Jefferson, Adam's filled as many govenrment spots with Federalists as he could before leaving town.
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Assembly Line
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With increased industrialism, this came to make war efficient by workers preforming a single task over and over
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First Bank of the United States
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Idea of Hamilton to have national bank to regulate and strengthen economy; brought debate of whether or not constitutional.
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Freeport Doctrine
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Position on slavery by Stephen Douglas in debate against Lincoln; slavery couldn't exist if local government didn't accept it. Turned south against Douglas; legal way to get around Dred Scott Case.
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The Frontier Thesis
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Created by historian, humanity would continue to progress as long as there was new land to move into; this provided a place for homeless and sovled social problems
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Horizontal integration
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Created monopolies within a particular industry; controlling all of one industry
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Interchangable Parts
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Eli Whitney's solution to the expensive and time consuming hand made crafts.
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Jingoism
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Trying to incite war; US wanted to fight Spain
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Judical Review
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The right of the SC to declair laws passed by Congress unconsitutional, esb. Marbury v. Madison
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"Kitchen Cabinet"
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Term refers to how Jackson got advice from close friends
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Loose Construction
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Constitution is broadly interpreted, relies on implied powers and necessary and proper clause
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Lowell System
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guaranteed employees housing, cash wages, a communiy events contued around the mill
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Nativism
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Belief in limited immigration, distrust of new immigrants
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Popular Sovereignty
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Principal that residents of territory would vote whether it was a slave or non slave state
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President's Cabinet
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Heads of various executive departments that advise the president
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Second Bank of the United States
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Failed by vetoing Congress' attempt to recharter
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Second Party system
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vigorous copetition between Whigs and Democrats (1830-1860)
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Social Darwinism
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Philosophy which stressed the strong survive and flourish. Idealized industrial giants.
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Spoils System
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Trading jobs for political favors
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Standard Oil Co.
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Build by Rockefeller became a titain of corprate business
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Strict Construction
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Congress should only have the rights that are stated in the Consitution
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Trust
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a company that operates a nework of control, created to eliminate compeition
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Turner Thesis
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Historian Frederick Turner argued the Fronter was a key factor in the development of American democracy and insitutions
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US Steel Corporation
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Created by Carnige
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Utopian communities
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wanted to create perfect societies
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