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American History 255
American History 1830's to about 1870' or 80's
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Undergraduate 2
11/20/2008

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Andrew Jackson
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7th president, first president from west of Appalachians and to gain office by appeal to the mass voters. Movements knows as Jacksonian Democracy.
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Martin Van Buren
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8th President, one founder in the Democratic Party. Knows as "Little Magician" to friends, and "Sly Fox" to enemies b/c of his skills as a politician.
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Henry Clay
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Held office in Congress and Senate. major promoter of Missouri Compromise, Compromise tariff of 1833 and Compromise of 1850.
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James K. Polk
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11th President, under his leader ship-Mexican War, acquired territories along the Pacific. Nickname "Young Hickory"
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William Henry Harrison
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9th President, oldest president to take office at the time at 67, last presidents born under British rule , first to die in office
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James G. Birney
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Moved north due to hostility in South over emancipation ideas. later nominated to run as the Liberty party launched
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Nicolas Biddle
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Managed the Bank of the US and it was very successful. Determined the credit of the Nation. Later rejected by the US people
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Tariff of Abominations
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Taxed imported goods at very high rates, south feared it would make Britain reject American cotton
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Nat Turner
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Lead a revolt in Virginia against the Chesapeake with 100+ slaves. 56 whites were killed
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Aroostook War
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A bloodless was over the boarders b/t Maine and Canada. The land was full of lumber that both wanted. Webster-Ashburton Treaty in 1842 settled the dispute.
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Amistad Case
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said that Africans found off the coast of New York off the ship L'Amistad were to be returned to their homeland not to Cuba as slaves
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Gag Rule
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Excluded the House's petition asking for abolition of slavery in D.C. J. Q. Adams said it was unconstitutional and it was over ruled
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Henry D. Thoreau
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Believed in Individualism. Best known work is Walden.
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Lowell System
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Named after Francis Lowell, was a textile factory system that used young women to make more products more efficient and increase profit.
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John Slidell
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In the senate until the south succeeded. Appointed the commissioner to France for the CSA. Sailed for Paris, stopped by Union Navy later released and stayed in Europe after War.
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