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Chapter 10 Terms
AP US History terms for chapter 10 of The American Promise
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10/18/2010

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Tecumseh
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major Indian leader, banded tribes all along the western area together (north and south) and allied with British
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Tenskwatawa
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Tecumseh's brother, went from lazy drunk to Prophet and fellow leader of the tribes
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Thomas Jefferson
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won election of 1800 decided in HoR, Republican intent on scaling back federal and Federalist power
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Aaron Burr
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vice president under Jefferson, won equal amount of votes as Jefferson in last one-ballot election, high-strung and argumentative, killed Hamilton
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John Marshall
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Chief Justice of Supreme Court who let Burr slide in treason accusation a few years after he killed Hamilton
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Lewis and Clark
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went on Jefferson's mission to discover western land, set up important Indian relations and made biologic discoveries
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Sacagawea
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16-year-old Indian translator of Lewis and Clark with a baby
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William Henry Harrison
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Illinois governor soliciting treaties and cessions of land from small groups of Indians at a time, Treaty of Fort Wayne
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Henry Clay
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young hotshot became speaker of HoR, War Hawk pushing for war
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John C. Calhoun
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young War Hawk, Foreign Relations committee, main author of Report on the Causes and Reasons for War
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Andrew Jackson
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famous general, won Creek War (battle of Horseshoe Bend) and battle of New Orleans against British, ran for president in 1824 but "unfairly" lost
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Emma Willard
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founded Troy Female Seminary in New York and fought hard for women's rights, taught girls to be teachers
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Catharine Beecher
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founded Hartford Seminary in Connecticut in 1822, prepared students to teach, half legal orphans (without father)
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James Monroe
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last nonpartisan cabinet, president twice, curtailed social gatherings at the White House, gave doctrine on foreign policy
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John Q. Adams
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secretary of state under Monroe, became president in 1824, made appointments to placate enemies rather than reward friends
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Gabriel's Rebellion
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Gabrial plotted rebellion in VA while taking advantage of white confusion in leadership, major fail
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Marbury v. Madison
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sued Secretary of State for not honoring his appointment, Supreme Court declared law allowing appointment in the first place null; SuCt able to nullify unconstitutional laws
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Louisiana Purchase
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French sold huge amount of area to America for little
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Embargo of 1807
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Adams #1 essentially canceled commerce because he didn't want merchants sneaking around to sell to Britain or France
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Battle of Tippecanoe
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glorious victory for Americans, beat absent Tecumseh, burned Prophetstown, won by Harrison
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War of 1812
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war based primarily on honor and pride, against Indians and British
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War Hawk
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new member of Congress supportive of war and expansion (Clay, Calhoun)
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Creek War
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10,000 Indians in Mississippi fought valiantly against American militia, lost to Jackson
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Battle of New Orleans
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again won easily by Jackson, British surprise attacked New Orleans after negotiators had declared peace....in Britain. which they didn't know about. oops. ha.
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Treaty of Ghent
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reflected a mutual agreement to give up certain goals between Britain and America after War of 1812, signed late 1814
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Hartford Convention
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last Federalist meeting, wanted to curb Southern power, poorly positioned after win of War of 1812, appeared unpatriotic
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Female academies and seminaries
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promoted confidence and assurance while keeping feminine modesty, taught all of what men learned at their equivalent, same attendance as men's
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Era of Good Feelings
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people unknowingly named Monroe/Adams #2 era because there was only 1 party
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Tallmadge Amendment
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proposed compromise of gradual emancipation in Missouri, passed HoR but not Senate
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Missouri Compromise
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Missouri = slave, Maine = not, everything north of Missouri's southern border (36.30) is free afterwards
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Monroe Doctrine
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proposed noninterference in European conflicts if they didn't try and colonize the Americas, said in annual speech to Congress
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