Nationalism
love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it
Sectionalism
Loyalty to a region
Adams-Onís Treaty
Agreement in which Spain gave up all of Florida to the United States
Monroe Doctrine
an American foreign policy opposing interference in the Western hemisphere from outside powers
Missouri Compromise
Settled the conflict that had arisen from Missouri's application for statehood
Jacksonian Democracy
A policy of spreading more political power to more people. It was a "Common Man" theme.
Spoils System
A system of public employment based on rewarding party loyalists and friends.
Indian Removal Act
law passed in 1830 that forced many Native American nations to move west of the Mississippi River
Trail of Tears
the forced removal of Cherokees and their transportation to Oklahoma
states' rights
the right of states to limit the power of the federal government
seceded
to break away
Nulification
states could refuse to obey federal laws that they believe are unconstitutional
Industrial Revolution
the transformation from an agricultural to an industrial nation
Lowell Girls
name given to women who worked in Lowell textile mills
Erie Canal
an artificial waterway connecting the Hudson river at Albany with Lake Erie at Buffalo
Cotton Gin
A machine for cleaning the seeds from cotton fibers, invented by Eli Whitney in 1793
King Cotton
the South's plan to withhold cotton from the world market in order to get European help
