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| Rush-Bagot Agreement | an agreement that limited naval power on the Great Lakes for both the United States and British Canada |
| Convention of 1818 | an agreement between the United States and Great Britain that settled fishing rights and established new North American borders |
| Adams-Onis Treaty | an agreement in which Spain gave East Florida to the United |
| Monroe Doctrine | President James Monroe’s statement forbidding further colonization in the Americas and declaring that any attempt by a foreign country to colonize would be considered an act of hostility |
| Nationalism | a sense of pride and devotion to a nation |
| American System | Henry Clay’s plan for raising tariffs to pay for internal improvements such as better roads and canals |
| Cumberland Road | the first federal road project, construction of which began in 1815; ran from Cumberland, Maryland, to present-day Wheeling, West Virginia |
| Erie Canal | the canal that runs from Albany to Buffalo, New York; completed in 1825 |
| Era of Good Feelings | a period of peace, pride, and progress for the United States from 1815 to 1825 |
| Sectionalism | a devotion to the interests of one geographic region over the interests of the country as a whole |
| Missouri Compromise | an agreement proposed by Henry Clay that allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Maine to enter as a free state and outlawed slavery in any territories or states north of 36◦30’ latitude |
| incentive | something that leads people to action |
