Era 2

  • Industrialization

    Industrialization

    Invention of the cotton gin and other machines make farming easier and increase production of goods as America moves away from strictly agriculture to factories and other industries.
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    Era 2

  • War of 1812

    War of 1812

    Madison's War- US declares war on Britain after they continually interrupt trade with France. Madison wanted to rid their region of Britain.
  • Nationalism

    Nationalism

    Loyalty to the interests of an entire country Took off after the US held their own in the war of 1812
  • Treaty of Ghent

    Treaty of Ghent

    Ended the war of 1812, between England and America
  • Sectionalism

    Sectionalism

    Loyalty to local interests rather than the interests of the enitire country
  • Adam Onis Treaty

    Adam Onis Treaty

    Established a border between Spanish territory and American territories.
  • Abolitionists

    Abolitionists

    Group moving to emancipate slaves and do away with the slave trade. Added to the sectionalism between North and South.
  • Missiouri Compromise

    Missiouri Compromise

    Returned the balance of the free states and slave states by allowing Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
  • Monroe Doctrine

    Monroe Doctrine

    President Monroe communicates to the rest of the world the Western Hemisphere is closed for settlement and leads to further expansion of the country of America.
  • Tariff of 1828

    Tariff of 1828

    America imposed a tax on imported goods; it hurt the south's economy and further separated the North and the South
  • Railroads

    Railroads

    Railroads improved industry, travel and worked to further expand America.