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Eli Whitney: built the first cotton gin.
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The first state-supported universities showed up in the South
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The second Great Awakening began
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The surplus in American manufacturing dropped following the Treaty of Ghent.
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Denmark Vesey led a slave rebellion in Charleston, South Carolina
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Well-organized parties had not yet emerged, and there were 4 main "Republican" candidates in the election.
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The American Temperance Society was formed, persuading people to stop drinking.
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Political party, after winning an election, gives government jobs to its voters as a reward for working for the party. Jackson served (2 terms; meaning 8 years).
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Joseph Smith: formed the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) when he deciphered the Book of Mormon from some golden plates given to him by an angel; led the Mormons to Illinois.
