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Historical term for public works in the US
Internal improvements is the term used historically in the United States for public works from the end of the American Revolution through much of the
Internal_improvements
Broad category of infrastructure projects, financed and constructed by the government
fund Department of transportation E-procurement Infrastructure Internal improvements Madaket Ditch, one of the first public works projects in America
Public_works
transportation routes as "common highways and forever free." The need for internal improvements of these natural resources was widely recognized at the time. The
History of turnpikes and canals in the United States
History_of_turnpikes_and_canals_in_the_United_States
Protectionist economic policies of the early 19th-century United States
rein in risky state and local banks Development of a system of internal improvements (such as roads and canals) which would knit the nation together
American System (economic plan)
American_System_(economic_plan)
U.S. War Department board for internal-improvements surveys (1824–1831)
The Board of Engineers for Internal Improvements was a War Department board, organized following passage of the General Survey Act, to plan and supervise
Board of Engineers for Internal Improvements
Board_of_Engineers_for_Internal_Improvements
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1817 to 1825
States continued to grow, many Americans advocated a system of internal improvements to help the country develop. Federal assistance for such projects
James_Monroe
administration included his opposition to federal funds in constructing internal improvements, his failure to advocate a substantial increase in the tariff, his
1820 United States presidential election
1820_United_States_presidential_election
President of the United States from 1853 to 1857
fund internal improvements with federal money. He saw both the bank and infrastructure spending as unconstitutional, with internal improvements the responsibility
Franklin_Pierce
U.S. presidential administration from 1825 to 1829
Clay's proposed American System, he proposed major investments in internal improvements (involving the construction of roads and canals), and the creation
Presidency of John Quincy Adams
Presidency_of_John_Quincy_Adams
American civil engineer, explorer, and early railroad and bridge engineer (1784–1864)
military engineering, scientific exploration, federally sponsored internal improvements, and the early development of American railroads and bridge engineering
Stephen_Harriman_Long
President of the United States from 1845 to 1849
Federal funding for internal improvements, Polk stood strongly against all such bills. Congress, in 1847, passed another internal improvements bill; he pocket
James_K._Polk
1817–1825 U.S. presidential administration
grow, many Americans advocated the construction of a system of internal improvements to help the country develop. Federal assistance for such projects
Presidency_of_James_Monroe
Organizational risk management
Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002, which required improvements in internal control in United States public corporations. Internal controls within business entities are
Internal_control
American political party
The party supported Clay's American System of nationally financed internal improvements and a protective tariff. After the 1832 election, opponents of Jackson
National_Republican_Party
Free software library for handling the JPEG image format
development of the next version, and CloudFlare assigned a developer for the improvement of MozJPEG. In 2019, libjpeg-turbo became the ISO and ITU endorsed reference
Libjpeg
Historical macroeconomic policy in the United States
1861–1932). Government investments in infrastructure creating targeted internal improvements (especially in transportation). A national bank with policies that
American_School_(economics)
U.S. presidential administration from 1845 to 1849
federally-funded internal improvements split the Democratic Party, and a coalition of Democrats and Whigs arranged for the passage of internal improvement bills despite
Presidency_of_James_K._Polk
U.S. presidential administration from 1853 to 1857
succeeded by Democrat James Buchanan. Pierce vetoed funding for internal improvements, called for a lower tariff, and vigorously enforced the Fugitive
Presidency_of_Franklin_Pierce
American politician (1777–1852)
Kentucky Insurance Company. He advocated for the construction of internal improvements, which would become a consistent theme throughout his public career
Henry_Clay
American politician and businessman (1804–1891)
an important role in Illinois in promoting and bringing about "internal improvements" (canals, railroads, and other transportation infrastructure). General
Edmund_Dick_Taylor
support interstate transportation. Internal improvements were supported by the Federalist Party, but improvements in the 1790s and 1800s were limited
Infrastructure policy of the United States
Infrastructure_policy_of_the_United_States
Economic system free from interventionism
Case of Internal Improvements," Journal of Economic History, 16 (1956), 449–460. Goodrich, Carter. "National Planning of Internal Improvements," Political
Laissez-faire
French engineer and diplomat
Engineers for Internal Improvements (1824–1831) on multi-state road and canal surveys. He later interpreted American internal improvements and railways
Guillaume_Tell_Poussin
1836 US state law
Noah Noble in 1836 that greatly expanded the state's program of internal improvements. It added $10 million to spending and funded several projects, including
Indiana Mammoth Internal Improvement Act
Indiana_Mammoth_Internal_Improvement_Act
American political party (1792–1824)
John C. Calhoun, who championed high tariffs, federally funded internal improvements and a jingoistic attitude towards Britain. On June 1, 1812, Madison
Democratic-Republican_Party
factories. Growth of the nation's transportation infrastructure with internal improvements and a confluence of technological innovations before the Civil War
Technological and industrial history of the United States
Technological_and_industrial_history_of_the_United_States
American politician (1784–1834)
service in 1831. In Congress Jennings promoted federal spending on internal improvements. Jennings had been a heavy drinker of alcohol for much of his life
Jonathan_Jennings
Early American highway
federally financed highway and a proving ground for national‑scale internal improvements. Originating at the head of navigation on the Potomac River in Cumberland
National_Road
American politician
created, which Bigger oversaw, to investigate the failure of the internal improvements program. The commission alleged corruption of many of the contractors
Samuel_Bigger
1880s. The second period of major tobacco cultivation spurred major internal improvements due to the transportation needs of the bulky product's growers.
Economy_of_South_Carolina
1820s–1830s American political party
Anti-Masons adopted positions on other issues, including support for internal improvements and a protective tariff. Several Anti-Masons, including William
Anti-Masonic_Party
American politician and lawyer (1797–1854)
internal improvements, including improvements along the state's rivers. The legislature responded by creating a state board of internal improvements,
James T. Morehead (Kentucky politician)
James_T._Morehead_(Kentucky_politician)
President of the United States from 1825 to 1829
Constitution, while Clay, Calhoun, and Adams embraced federally funded internal improvements, high tariffs, and the Second Bank of the United States, which was
John_Quincy_Adams
President of the United States from 1829 to 1837
expected that Jackson would lose votes because of his stand on internal improvements. Jackson had vetoed the Maysville Road bill, which funded an upgrade
Andrew_Jackson
founded in 1793 to promote agricultural improvement. Under the fuller title Board of Agriculture and Internal Improvement, it was discussed in a published paper
Board of Agriculture (1793–1822)
Board_of_Agriculture_(1793–1822)
of national parties in state politics was a contentious issue. Internal improvements were a major issue in the campaign, as was slavery. Noble was criticized
1831 Indiana gubernatorial election
1831_Indiana_gubernatorial_election
U.S. political event held in Baltimore, Maryland
restrict their 1844 campaign platform to less divisive issues such as internal improvements and national finance. Clay himself had previously stated that he
1844_Whig_National_Convention
capital from Vandalia to Springfield and a vigorous program of internal improvements for the state. Lincoln's influence within the legislature and within
Early life and career of Abraham Lincoln
Early_life_and_career_of_Abraham_Lincoln
1824 U.S. act authorizing Army engineer surveys of roads and canals
Ohio–Mississippi system, initiating federal river-improvement work. Federal interest in internal improvements long predated 1824. Albert Gallatin’s 1808 Report
General_Survey_Act
1970 class of British fleet submarines
Churchill class was based on the older Valiant class, but featured many internal improvements. The lead vessel was named after the former Prime Minister and First
Churchill-class_submarine
American politician (1794–1848)
continued growth and development of the young state, most notably internal improvements, Native American removal, codification of Indiana's laws, improved
James_B._Ray
American politician, diplomat, and scholar (1761–1849)
expenditures, and financed the Louisiana Purchase and advocated for internal improvements, most notably through his Report on Roads and Canals. He retained
Albert_Gallatin
Financial crisis in the United States
The New Republicans and their American System—tariff protection, internal improvements, and the SBUS—were exposed to sharp criticism, eliciting a vigorous
Panic_of_1819
a reduced role in the election, though positions on tariffs and internal improvements did create significant disagreements. Both Adams and Jackson supporters
1824 United States presidential election
1824_United_States_presidential_election
Process of renovating or making additions to one's home
Home improvement is the process of renovating, making improvements or making additions to one's home. Home improvement can consist of projects that upgrade
Home_improvement
United States historic place
governor, Stevens Thomson Mason, who initiated an ambitious program of internal improvements, including three railroads and two canals. On March 21, 1837, the
Clinton–Kalamazoo_Canal
American politician (1757–1837)
opposed various domestic policy proposals, and generally opposed the internal improvements promoted by Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun. An earnest defender
Nathaniel_Macon
restrict their 1844 campaign platform to less divisive issues such as internal improvements and national finance. Whigs picked Theodore Frelinghuysen of New
1844 United States presidential election
1844_United_States_presidential_election
Event during the presidency of Andrew Jackson
United States, and called for a constitutional amendment to promote internal improvements. Opposition to the War of 1812 was centered in New England. Delegates
Nullification_crisis
Transcontinental automobile highway
that forbade "internal improvements." The Yellowstone Trail developed in parallel with the nationwide effort for internal improvements, which included
Yellowstone_Trail
American political term
of which increasingly argued that congressional involvement in internal improvements was an open invitation to special interests and political logrolling
Corrupt_bargain
President of the United States from 1889 to 1893
preferred to maintain the rates, spend the surplus on internal improvements, and eliminate some internal taxes. Representative William McKinley and Senator
Benjamin_Harrison
Performance management software company
organizations. Small Improvements was founded in 2011 by Per Fragemann, a former product manager at Atlassian. The idea for Small Improvements originated in
Small_Improvements
American politician (1795–1852)
overspending on internal improvements during the 1830s. During his term, the government began to recover from the losses of the internal improvements. The Bigger
James_Whitcomb
Type of wetland with peat-rich soil
observations on the means of its improvement; drawn up for the consideration of the Board of Agriculture, and Internal Improvements, with Beautiful Engravings
Bog
American politician (1794–1844)
His two terms focused largely on internal improvements, culminating in the passage of the Mammoth Internal Improvement Act, which was viewed at the time
Noah_Noble
Faked Viking runestone in Minnesota, US
2009. Retrieved October 31, 2007. - Stephen Minicucci (2004). "Internal Improvements and the Union, 1790–1860". Studies in American Political Development
Kensington_Runestone
American judge and politician (1773–1840)
against the national bank, tariffs, and the use of federal funds for internal improvements, and led efforts in the Senate to pass the Indian Removal Act of
Hugh_Lawson_White
American law establishing the state of Ohio
Enabling Act of 1802 would be the first appropriation by Congress for internal improvements in the country's interior. Ohio was the first state to be created
Enabling_Act_of_1802
New York political rivalry
faction. They opposed the Barnburners, and favored state banks, internal improvements, and minimizing the slavery issue. A defining characteristic of
Barnburners_and_Hunkers
U.S. proposed legislation vetoed by President Madison
United States for an internal improvements fund. Proponents of the bill stressed the nearly universally accepted need for improvements and brushed off strict
Bonus_Bill_of_1817
Archaeological site in Arkansas, United States
1819 and Reconstruction in Arkansas. The project was one of many internal improvements (infrastructure projects) to assist settlement of the Old Southwest
Memphis_to_Little_Rock_Road
to Northern banks for the various internal improvements financed before the war. Some of those internal improvements went to West Virginia, as they were
1881 Virginia gubernatorial election
1881_Virginia_gubernatorial_election
Bridge in West Virginia, United States
subsidizing bridge and railroad improvements was not resolved until 1915. In 1874 William Hildenbrand oversaw additional improvements on the Wheeling Bridge.
Wheeling_Suspension_Bridge
2011 Android mobile operating system
the ability to monitor and limit mobile data usage, and other internal improvements. Android 4.0 received positive reviews from critics, who praised
Android_Ice_Cream_Sandwich
First governor of Michigan
admitted to the Union. In 1835, Mason had initiated an ambitious internal improvements program, which included development of three railroads and two canals
Stevens_T._Mason
American politician (1782–1850)
spent repairing the state's finances to later enable large scale internal improvements. The establishment of the basic framework of the state's public
William_Hendricks
Governor of Illinois from 1834 to 1838
a state Internal Improvements Act, which would authorize the construction of numerous roads, railroads, bridges, river and harbor improvements, and canals
Joseph_Duncan_(politician)
Semi-automatic pistol
update for the Vz. 50 was released with minor cosmetic changes and internal improvements called the Vz. 70 (also known as CZ 70). These changes included:
Vz._50
American politician
accomplishment was to rationalize state finances after the state's internal improvements fiasco. Barry was born in Amherst, New Hampshire, to John and Ellen
John_S._Barry
Topics referred to by the same term
Improvement: Power Tool Pursuit!, video game based on the TV series Home Improvements, a 2007 album by My Friend the Chocolate Cake "Home Improvement"
Home_Improvement
1830 US presidential action
projects interfered with paying off the national debt. Proponents of internal improvements, such as the development of roads and bridges, argued that the federal
Maysville_Road_veto
1861 speech by Alexander H. Stephens
the tariff and prohibited the central government from spending on internal improvements. The reasoning was on a states' rights argument, with the Georgia
Cornerstone_Speech
American politician (1799–1859)
uncertainty which followed. Indiana had been enjoying a period of internal improvements of roads and canals, but nearly all such projects ended during this
David Wallace (Indiana politician)
David_Wallace_(Indiana_politician)
1831, large scale plans for statewide improvements were set into motion. Overspending on the internal improvements led to a large deficit that had to be
History_of_Indiana
1815–1825 period in US political history
determined, as had been his predecessor Thomas Jefferson, to see internal improvements implemented with an amendment to the US Constitution. Writing to
Era_of_Good_Feelings
American national bank (1816–41)
national programs and institutions, including a protective tariff, internal improvements and the revival of a Bank of the United States. Southern and western
Second Bank of the United States
Second_Bank_of_the_United_States
United States federal law
West". With the high cost of transporting their produce and lack of internal improvements, the law was considered necessary because many farmers were having
Land_Act_of_1820
U.S. state
and land taxed at full value. Despite this tax and the lack of internal improvements in the west, the vote was 75,748 for and 11,063 against the new
West_Virginia
Republicans relied on a clear national platform of high tariffs and internal improvements. Political scientists such as V.O. Key Jr. consider this election
1828_United_States_elections
Political and cultural movement in the U.S. during the mid-nineteenth century
land grants to the states, which allowed Democrats to claim that internal improvements were locally rather than federally sponsored. Young America claimed
Young_America_movement
American politician
a state internal improvements plan, but the Whigs took sole credit for the system, and Dudley was called the "father of internal improvements" in the
Edward_Bishop_Dudley
Movement of people for resettlement within a country
Internal migration or domestic migration is human migration within a country. Internal migration tends to be travel for education and for economic improvement
Internal_migration
American physician and governor of Kentucky (1816–1887)
won passage of several reforms in the areas of state finance and internal improvements, but his signature accomplishments were in the area of penal reform
Luke_P._Blackburn
in the past that were termed public works and even before that internal improvements. In the 21st century, this type of development is termed infrastructure
Infrastructure_and_economics
American politician and diplomat (1779–1851)
Republicans following the War of 1812 was that of federally funded internal improvements. As a member of the state legislature, this was one of Poinsett's
Joel_Roberts_Poinsett
American politician
heard leading Whig Henry Clay speak, in including in support of internal improvements such as the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal which reached Cumberland,
Edmund_P._Hunter
Canal in Indianapolis, Indiana, US
Wabash and Erie Canal to the Ohio River. It was funded by the Mammoth Internal Improvement Act, Indiana's attempt to take part in the canal-building craze started
Indiana_Central_Canal
Union Army general
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in designing and constructing internal improvements, particularly along the Ohio River and the Great Lakes region. Gottfried
Godfrey_Weitzel
Accounting software planning system
releases. 1.12.0 was released on 2024-12-14 with a wide variety of internal improvements and fixes. User visible changes include Support for "At the attention
LedgerSMB
Family of archive file formats used by 7-Zip
possibility to change lc/lp/pb in the middle of encoding, and some other internal improvements. "7-zip source code". Archived from the original on 22 March 2019
7z
which was earmarked for internal improvements and federal aid to the flooded areas. While not opposed to internal improvements on principle, President
List of Mississippi River floods
List_of_Mississippi_River_floods
City in the United States
water. In 1855, Florida state passed the Internal Improvement Act and established the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, the trustees of which act as a
Plantation,_Florida
Supreme law of the Confederate States of America
appropriating money to build "internal improvements" to "facilitate commerce," with some exceptions allowing for safety and improvement to waterways. Article
Constitution of the Confederate States
Constitution_of_the_Confederate_States
American politician
transition. Metcalfe's primary concern as governor was the issue of internal improvements. Among his proposed projects were a road connecting Shelbyville
Thomas Metcalfe (Kentucky politician)
Thomas_Metcalfe_(Kentucky_politician)
to several Great Lakes states in the 19th century to encourage internal improvements and aid in funding the construction of Canals. These states sold
Canal_Lands
South Carolina's attempt to nullify a tariff, supported tariffs and internal improvements at first, but came to oppose them in the 1820s as sectional tensions
Historiographic issues about the American Civil War
Historiographic_issues_about_the_American_Civil_War
Governor of Illinois from 1838 to 1842
aftereffects of the Panic of 1837 as well attempted to fund a costly Internal Improvements Act passed by the state legislature over his predecessor's objections
Thomas_Carlin
American politician
by Congress for internal improvements. These were mainly selected about Grand Rapids and were mostly taken up with internal improvement warrants, and as
John_Ball_(pioneer)
American politician (c. 1762–1840)
of government spending on infrastructure or public development ("internal improvements"), to the point that he counterintuitively voted against the admission
William Smith (South Carolina politician, born 1762)
William_Smith_(South_Carolina_politician,_born_1762)
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Internal Cleanliness
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Eternal.
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Protector of Indra, Variant of Inder
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Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sikh, Traditional
Protector of All; Protector of God Indra; Gods Friends
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Latin
Proserpina's surname.
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Arabic Muslim
Eternal.
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Embellishment, To be charming
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The Full Moon
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Spanish
Catalan and Spanish form of French Provençal Mireio, MIREIA means "to admire."
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One with Good Taste; Good Taste; Delighting
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Masculine variant spelling of English unisex Garnet, GARNETT means "garnet (the gem)."
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a.
Foreign; relating to or connected with foreign nations; as, external trade or commerce; the external relations of a state or kingdom.
n.
An inhabitant of the infernal regions; also, the place itself.
n.
An interhyal ligament or cartilage.
a.
Outward; exterior; relating to the outside, as of a body; being without; acting from without; -- opposed to internal; as, the external form or surface of a body.
v. t.
To interpel.
n.
Alt. of Intervale
a.
Internal; inward; -- opposed to external.
n.
Space of time between any two points or events; as, the interval between the death of Charles I. of England, and the accession of Charles II.
n.
A brief space of time between the recurrence of similar conditions or states; as, the interval between paroxysms of pain; intervals of sanity or delirium.
a.
Between the nasal cavities; as, the internasal cartilage.
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Pertaining to, or proceeding by, integration; as, the integral calculus.
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Of or pertaining to a mother; becoming to a mother; motherly; as, maternal love; maternal tenderness.
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The interrenal body.
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Derived from, or dependent on, the thing itself; inherent; as, the internal evidence of the divine origin of the Scriptures.
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Of or pertaining to, resembling, or inhabiting, hell; suitable for hell, or to the character of the inhabitants of hell; hellish; diabolical; as, infernal spirits, or conduct.
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Inward; interior; being within any limit or surface; inclosed; -- opposed to external; as, the internal parts of a body, or of the earth.
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A space between things; a void space intervening between any two objects; as, an interval between two houses or hills.
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Internal.
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Received or derived from a father; hereditary; as, a paternal estate.
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Pertaining to its own affairs or interests; especially, (said of a country) domestic, as opposed to foreign; as, internal trade; internal troubles or war.