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American History Unit 4 Vocabulary
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12th Grade
11/08/2018

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Andrew Jackson
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Seventh president of The United States; in charge of getting Florida from Spain for the U.S.; liked by the common man

#commonmanshero

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Nullification Crisis
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When Congress passed a new tariff that South Carolina did not like, they threatened to secede from the U.S. Calhoun, Jackson's VP, proposed nullification instead of secession.

#rejectnoteject

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Force Bill
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Authorized the president to use the military to enforce laws

#militiainfluence

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The "Bank War"
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Jackson took money from the "monster" bank (BUS) to "kill" the BUS. Jackson put the money from the "monster" banks into "pet" or state banks.

#fedmoneyturnedpetmoney

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Second Great Awakening
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Religious revival that emphasized personal salvation through an individual's relationship with God 

#salvation

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Transcendentalism
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Philosophy that stressed the relationship between humans and nature, following one's intuition and spiritual matters over material things

#mindovermatter

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Dorothea Dix
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An American advocate who established the first mental hospital in the United States. 

#mentalstability

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Separate Spheres
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Idea that attempted to define the proper roles/place for men and women

#genderroles

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Abolitionism
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The movement to end slavery

#equal

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Underground Railroad
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A network o secret routes and safe houses used by African American slaves to escape to free states and Canada.

#secretpassage

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Battle of the Alamo
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Fought between the Republic of Texas and Mexico

#texmex

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Spoils System
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Jackson awarded government jobs for political support and quickly became corrupt

#corruptbarAGAIN

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Secession
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the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.
 
#leave
 
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Indian Removal Act
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Authorized the relocation of Indians to the Great Plains

#WestIndians

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Nativism
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Feeling hostility towards immigrants

#hostilethoughts

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Joseph Smith
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From "burned-over district", claimed God told him to restore the true church, Mormon

#backtothebasics

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Civil Disobedience
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Thoreau wrote that non-violent protest could be used to create changes

#silentchange

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Horace Mann
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Part of the Whig party; promoted public education

#whigedu

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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Held Seneca Falls Convention in 1848 to promote the idea of women being able to vote

#metoo

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William Lloyd Garrison
Definition

One of the founders of the American Anti-Slavery Society and supported the immediate emancipation of slaves in the U.S.

#freenow

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Harriet Tubman
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"Conductor" of the Underground Railroad to help slaves escape to freedom in the North

#freeconductor

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Battle of San Jacinto
Definition

Battle during the Texas war of independence from Mexico where Texas launched a surprise attack on a Mexican general

#surpriseattack

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Alexis de Tocqueville
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Wrote "Democracy in America" commenting on the equality he saw between different classes in America

#policalwriter

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Webster-Haynes Debates
Definition

The debate between senators on nullification in Congress

#debatable

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Worchester v. Georgia
Definition

Supreme court case prohibiting non-Native Americans to be present on Native American lands without a license from the state

#licensetostay

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Know-Nothing Party
Definition

This secret party formed over fear of immigrants gaining too much influence; anti-immigrant, especially anti-catholic

#preventimmigrant

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Brigham Young
Definition

Took over after Smith was killed by a mob

#newleader

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Utopian Communities
Definition

Communities in which people lived according to their ideals of a perfect society

#liveperfect

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Temperance
Definition

Moderation or self-restraint, especially in eating and drinking

#moderate

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Seneca Falls Convention
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The first women's rights convention in the United States.

#firstofmany

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Fredrick Douglass
Definition

Known as the father of the civil rights movement

#starteditall

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Nat Turner
Definition

African American slave who led the only effective slave rebellion in U.S. history

#onlyone

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