Week of March 17th

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Nationalism

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Sense of pride and devotion to the nation.

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Era of Good Feelings

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A period of peach, pride and progress for the United States from 1815-1825

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Simon Bolivar

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Revolutionary fighter, called, “The Liberator.” Led may of the struggles for independence

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Monroe Doctrine

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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

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Henry Clay

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U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Believed that the nation’s unity and future depended on a strong national economy

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American System

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Henry Clay’s plan for raising tariffs to pay for internal improvements such as better roads and canals

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Cumberland Road

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The first federal road project, construction of which began in 1815; ran from Cumberland, Maryland, to present-day Wheeling, West Virginia

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Erie Canal

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The canal that runs from Albany to Buffalo, New York; completed in 1825

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Sectionalism

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The devotions to put the interests of one geographic region over the interests of the country as a whole

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Missouri Compromise

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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