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Chapter 11 Section 2&3
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02/23/2012

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Sequoya
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invented the Cherokee alphabet
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relocation
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the act of moving to a new place
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veto
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to reject a bill and prevent it from becoming a law
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Black Hawk
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Indian Chief that led the Sauk and Fox warriors
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Panic of 1837
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a time when banks failed and land values dropped
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charter
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a government permit to operate the Bank of the United States
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depression
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a period of low economic activity and widespread unemployment
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log cabin
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the Whig party adopted this symbol during the election of 1840
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Winfield Scott
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along with federal troops, led the Cherokee west on the Trail of Tears
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"Tippecanoe and Tyler Too"
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was the Whig campaign slogan for the election of 1840
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President Van Burren's
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belief in the principle of laissez-faire prolonged the depression
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guerilla tactics
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making surprise attacks and then retreating back into the forests and swamps
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Indian Territory
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was created by Congress in 1834 for Native Americans from the Southeast
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John Tyler
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first vice president to become president because the elected president died in office
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Nicholas Biddle
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came from a wealthy family and was the president of the Bank of the United States
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Trail of Tears
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the forced journey known to the Cherokee people as the “Trail Where They Cried”
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Five Civilized Tribes
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were made up of the Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw
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laiseez-faire
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the policy that the government should interfere as little as possible in the nation’s economy
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Osceola
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Seminole leader who led a rebellion and went to war with the United States in an effort to keep his nation’s land
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Major Francis Drake
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this military commander was ambushed by Seminole Indians and only had 110 of his soldiers survive the attack
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lightorsmen
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this police force or law enforcement unit was developed by the Five Civilized Tribes to maintain the safety of the region
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Oklahoma
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this present-day state was the area called “Indian Territory” that was ceded to the Native Americans after their forced migration
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Indian Removal Act
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act passed by Congress in order to relocate Native Americans
- allowed the federal government to pay Native Americans to move west
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Andrew Jackson
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opposed the Bank of the United States because he felt ordinary citizens had no control over it
- disagreed with the decision in the Supreme Court case of Worcester v. Georgia
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Bank of the United States
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was chartered by Congress
- was used by Henry Clay and Daniel Webster to try to defeat Andrew Jackson in the election
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Seminole Indians
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joined forces with a group of African Americans
- this Native American group of people was forcibly removed from their native land in Florida
- were the only Native Americans who successfully resisted their removal
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Worcester v. Georgia
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Supreme Court case in which Chief Justice John Marshall ruled that Georgia had no right to interfere with the Cherokee
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