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American History I Unit 5 Nationalism & Sectionalism Vocabulary

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NationalismLoyalty and devotion to one's country
Protective Tariffa tax on imported gods making the price high enough to protect domestic goods from foreign competition
Industrial Revolutionshift from manual labor to mechanized work that began in Great Britian during the 1700s and spread to the United States in 1800
CapitalMoney or wealth used to invest in business and enterprise
American SystemHenry Clay's federal program designed to stimulate the economy with internal improvements and create self - sufficient government nations.
suffrageright to vote
Spoils SystemPractice of the political party in power giving jobs and appointments to its supporters, rather than to people based on their merits
NullificationConcept that states could nullify,or void, any federal law they deemed unconstitutional.
Jacksonian DemocracyAndrew Jackson and his followers' political philosophy concerned with interests of the common people and limiting
temperance movementMovement aimed at stopping alcohol abuse and the problems it created.
abolition movementSocial movement that sought to end slavery.
manifest destiny19th century doctrine that westward expansion of the United States was not only inevitable but a God Given Right.


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Grimsley High School
NC

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