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Whitney Ends the Fiber Famine
Eli Whitney: built the first cotton gin. -
Higher Goals for Higher Learning
The first state-supported universities showed up in the South -
Reviving Religion
The second Great Awakening began -
Marvels in Manufacturing
The surplus in American manufacturing dropped following the Treaty of Ghent. -
The Tricky "Tariff of Abominations"
Denmark Vesey led a slave rebellion in Charleston, South Carolina -
The "Corrupt Bargain" of 1824
Well-organized parties had not yet emerged, and there were 4 main "Republican" candidates in the election. -
Demon Rum- The "Older Deluder"
The American Temperance Society was formed, persuading people to stop drinking. -
The Spoils System
Political party, after winning an election, gives government jobs to its voters as a reward for working for the party. Jackson served (2 terms; meaning 8 years). -
A Desert Zion in Utah:
Joseph Smith: formed the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) when he deciphered the Book of Mormon from some golden plates given to him by an angel; led the Mormons to Illinois.
