Chapter 12: The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism, 1812-1824
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Armistice
| a temporary stopping of warfare by mutual agreement, usually in preparation for an actual peace negotiation between the parties.
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Boom
| in economics, period of sudden, spectacular expansion of business activity or prices.
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Contract
| in law, an agreement in which each of two or more parties binds themselves to perform some act in exchange for what the other party similarly pledges to do.
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Demagogic
| concerning a leader who stirs up the common people by appeals to emotion and prejudice, often for selfish or irrational ends.
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Dynasty
| a succession of rulers in the same family line; by extension, any system of predetermined succession in power (Virginia Dynasty).
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internal improvements
| the basic public works, such as roads and canals, that create the structure for economic development.
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Intrastate
| something existing wholly within a state of the United States. (Interstate refers to movement between two or more states.)
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peculiar institution
| widely used term for the institution of American black slavery.
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Protection
| in economics, the policy of stimulating or preserving domestic producers by placing barriers against imported goods, often through high tariffs.
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raw materials
| products in their natural, unmanufactured state.
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reaction(ary)
| in politics, extreme conservatism, looking to restore the political or social conditions of some earlier time.
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Regiment
| a medium-sized military unit, larger than a company or battalion and smaller than a division.
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wildcat bank
| an unregulated, speculative bank that issues notes without sufficient capital to back them. |
