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The Steamboat
The era of the steamboat began in the United States in 1787 John Fitch (1743-1798) made the first successful trial of a forty-five-foot steamboat on the deleware river. With the new steamboat people could move not just people but goods and machinery to other parts of the country by using waterways. -
Nicholas Biddle
Biddle served as the president of the second national bank he was born in Phiidelphia,Pennsylvania. Biddle was in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1810 and then served in the Pennsylvania State Senate in 1814 -
The Telegraph
The non-electric telegraph was invented by Claude Chappe in 1794 France. In 1828, the first electric telegraph in the USA was invented by Harrison Dyar who was the first to send electrical sparks through the machine. -
Interchangable Parts
This was the event that led to machines being used for work rather than labor from actual people. Interchangable parts became especially popular when eli whitley introduced the cotton gin in the early nineteenth century. Weapons were much easier to produce because of the parts. -
John Jacob Astor
Astor was an american buisnessman who was originally born in germany, After the war he built a brilliant fur trading organization thatmade him the first millionaire in the united states. -
Second bank of the United States
The War of 1812 had left infinate amounts of debt. Inflation surged upward due to the increasing amount of notes issued by private banks. For these reasons President Madison signed a bill authorizing the 2nd Bank in 1816 with a charter lasting 20 years. the bank was a government designed way to stable the economy. -
The Peggy Eaton Affair
Peggy eaton had an affair on her husband with John eaton. During the time that Eaton was secretary of war the wives of the other officiasndisliked peggy beacuse of her adultery, which became known as the Peggy Eaton affair.The significance of the Peggy Eaton affair is that it led to Van Buren’s promotion to Vice President after Calhoun and the resignation of the cabinet in 1831. -
The American System
The American system was an economic plan that played an important role in American policy during the first half of the 19th century. The plan three main reinforcing parts: a tariff to protect and promote American industry; a national bank to regulate commerce; and federal hold for roads, canals, and other 'internal improvements' to develop markets for agriculture. Henry Clay played a big part in the plan. -
Tallmage Amendment
The Tallmadge Amendment was a proposed amendment to a bill requesting the territory of Missouri to be admitted to the Union as a state by a man named James tallmadge.Tallmadge, a man against slavery, wanted to make it so Missouri would terminate slavery within a generation. -
Panic of 1819
The panic of 1819 was the first financial crisis that the united staes had experienced it resulted in the collapse of the American economy and the establishement of the second national bank that was made to steady the broken economy. -
Missouri Compromise
Was and agreement that regulated slavery in the United States for thirty years. Under the agreement, Missouri was a slave state, and Maine was a free state, the boundaries of slavery were limited to the same latitude as the southern boundary of Missouri, 36°30′ north latitude. -
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine was a policy of the United States introduced in 1823. It stated that efforts by European nations to colonize land or interfere with states in North or South America would be seen as an attack, and the unted states has the right to defend the country -
The Election of 1824
The 1824 presidential election marked the final collapse of the Republican-Federalist political framework. For the first time no candidate ran as a Federalist, while five significant candidates competed as Democratic-Republicans -
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was a lawyer from Tennessee who was elected president by popular vote in 1824 he was known for looking out for the common people. He also gained popularity by his defeat of the British at New Orleans -
John C. Cahoun
Calhoun was an important American politician from south carlolina. He was known for his thought that slavery was a good thing and his reconstruction of republicanism. He was Americas seventh vice president -
Th Erie Canal
The erie canal is responsible for multiple positive economic changes happening from the east to the west. It made the transporting of items people and most of all goods faster and more effective. -
Tariff of Abominations
The Tariff of 1828 was a protective tariff passed by the Congress of the United States. Its purpose was to protect industry in the northern United States. It was called the Tariff of Abominations by southerners because of the effects it had on the antebellum South. The south was effected by having to pay higher prices on goods the region did not produce, and secondly because reducing the imports from Britain made it difficult for the Americans to pay for the cotton they imported. -
The Spoils System
The spoiles system was the practice where a political party, after winning an election would provide "friends" with government jobs as an incentive to be loyal to that political party -
Webster-Hayne Debate
Hayne contended that states, not the government, should control their own lands and that states should have the right to set aside certain laws if they wanted. Daniel Webster of Massachusetts, the Senate's leading orator, responded that the South's apparent willingness to leave the Union for regional economic gain. He broadened the debate beyond land, tariffs, and slavery to a consideration of the very nature of the federal republic. This was one of the most memorable debates in history. -
The Five Civilized Tribes
The seminole,the choctaw,the creek,the cherokee, the cickasaw were the native american tribes that were considered to be civilized by certain european nations .They were soon ran from their homes into what we know as the trail of tears. -
The nullifaction Crisis
Initially the north and south worked together to keep the economy afloat. It was direct result of the tariff of abominations. The Southern citizens were burdened with high priced taxes on imports, south carolina opposed the tariff extremely they even threatened to remove theselves from the union all together. -
Roger B. Tancy
Taney was the fifth Chief Justice of the United States, holding that office from 1836 until he died in 1864.He was also the eleventh united states attorney general. He beleived that blacks free or enslaved should not be citizens. -
Panic of 1837
The Panic of 1837 was a financial crisis in the United States that touched off a major recession that lasted until the mid-1840s. Profits, prices and wages went down while unemployment went up. -
Middle Class
Old America once consisted of only of wealthy and extremely poor people. The American middle class emergedaround the mid 1800 multiple aspects like the industrial revolution and today classifies the majority of Americans -
Lowell,Massachusetts
Lowell, Massachussettes was the sight of the first successful American petition. It was led by many women and girls who worked in the textile factories under harsh conditions.
