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8th Grade SS Chapter 9

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Rush-Bagot Agreement(1817) an agreement that limited naval power on the Great Lakes for both the United States and British Canada
Convention of 1818an agreement between the United States and Great Britain that settled fishing rights and establised new North American borders
James Monroeelected in 1816
Adams-Onis Treaty(1819) an agreement in which Spain gave East Florida to the United States
Simon Bolivarcalled the Libertador
Monroe Doctrine(1823)President James Monroe's statement forbidding further colonization in the Americas and declaring any attemp by a foreing country to colonize would be considered an act of hostility
nationalisma sense of pride and devotion to a nation
Henry ClayHe believed that a strong economy would unite the country
American SystemHenry's Clay plan for raising tariffs to pay for internal improvements such as better roads and canals
Cumberland Roadthe first federal road project,construction of which began in 1815;ran from Cumberland,Maryland,to present day Wheeling,West Virginia
Erie Canalthe canal that runs from Albany to Buffalo,New York;completed in 1825
Era of Good Feelingsa period of peace,pride,and progress for the United States from 1815 to 1825
Missouri Compromise(1820) 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
John Quincy AdamsHe became secretary of state
Washington Irvingeducation and architecture also reflected the growing national identity
James Fenimore Cooper1789 wrote Stories about the West and the Native Americans
Hudson River schoola group of American artists in the mid-1800s whose paintings focused on the American landscape
Thomas ColeLanscape painter
Thomas Caleb BinghamHe travelled west to paint scenes of the American Frontier


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