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British interference with American shipping and western expansionism fueled the call for a declaration of war . Federalists opposed Madison’s war resolution, talked of secession, and proposed constitutional amendments, which were not acted upon. .
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British interference with American shipping and western expansionism fueled the call for a declaration of war. • Federalists opposed Madison’s war resolution, talked of secession, and proposed constitutional amendments, which were not acted upon.
Idea of many Americans that God wanted America to be a large country that stretched from the East Coast to the West Coast
A tax placed on a good imported into the country. • Protects factories from foreign competition.
Goods the US buys from other countries • Goods that the US sells to other countries
Loyalty to region (North or South) over loyalty to the United States as a whole
Thee system of government set up by the Constitution where the national government is supreme over the states but states have a lot of leeway to govern themselves
The idea that state governments should have more power than the federal government
South Carolina refused to follow the Tariff of 1832. Andrew Jackson threatened South Carolina with military action if the state didn’t follow the federal law.
People opposed to slavery (often for religious reasons) who worked to abolish slavery
The right to vote. Women worked for the right to vote before and after the Civil War and were enfranchised by the 19th Amendment.
13th Amendment abolished slavery • 14th Amendment prohibited states from denying anyone equal rights • 15th Amendment enfranchised all men (right to vote for African-American men)
Time from 1861-1877 after the Civil War when the South was rebuilt.