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| Unmarried women (15-30) who left their farms and headed to the factories in towns for the oppurtunity to earn a wage and the adventure of working on their own |
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| Favorite Son Republican canidate from Tennessee; hero of the War of 1812; raised in poverty by his widowed mother; represented the "common man"; won presidency in the election of 1828 by a landslide |
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| Placed a tax on imported goods, making the ironware, paper, and woolen and cotton goods from Britain more expensive than the products mad in the United States |
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| Second Bank of the United States |
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| Chartered in 1816 by Congress, had the power to establish a national currency and to make large loans businesses; helped strenghten th economic independence of the nation |
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| The state of Maryland imposed a tax on the Baltimore branch of the Second Bank of the United States. The Bank refused to pay the tax. In the case, John Marshall ruled the Maryland had no right to tax the Bank because it was a federal institution |
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| Provided power for a cotton mill in 1785 |
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| A priest who led a rebellion against the Spanish government of mexico in 1810; called for racial equality and the redistrubution of land |
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| Uniform pieces that can be made in large quantities to replace other identical pieces |
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| Came up with the idea of The American System; War Hawk; Speaker of the House of Representatives in 1811 and represented the interests of the western states; became known as the nationl leader who tried to resolve sectional disputes and bring conflicts together through compromise |
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| This Native American group whcih refused to give up their land; Was recognized as an independent nation in Georgia, but the government refused to respect that law; Sued the state government, then the case eventually made it to the Supreme Court; The case, Worcester v. Georgia, ruled that Georgia had no right to interfere with the Nation; President Jackson refused to follow the ruling |
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| Wanted a strong central government. Supported federal measures, such as road buiding and the Bank of the United States, that would shape the naton's economy. Many were merchants or successful farmers. Ex.- John Quincy Adams |
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| The Sauk cheiftain led a force of Sauk and Fox people back to Illinois, their homeland, in 1832. They wanted to recapture this area, which had been given up in a treaty. |
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| A Cherokee who invented an alphabet based on the spoken language of his people in1821 |
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| Canididate that receives the backing of his home state rather than of the national property. Ex.- Andrew Jackson |
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| The war between the United States and Britain from 1812 to 1815 |
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| Designed and built the first American steam locomotive in 1830. |
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| 49 Degree Line of Latitude |
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| Line of latitude proposed to by Adams in 1825, where Britian and United States should divide Oregon. Britain refused. |
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| American governor of the Indiana Territory who defeated Tecumseh and The Prophet's forces at the Battle of Tippecanoe; Became the first Whig President in 1840 by using the log-cabin campaign |
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| Favored state's rights and mistrusted strong central government. Many were individualists from the frontier, immigrants, or laborers in the big cities. Ex.- Andrew Jackson |
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| (Haiti and the Dominican Republic); Napoleon sent troops there to crush major revolt of French rule |
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| Urged one Federalist not to vote for Burr in the Election of 1800; Jefferson became President |
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| The Bank of the United States President who represented everything that Jackson disliked; He was forced to close the Bank in 1836 from Jackson withdrawing all government deposits |
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| An American inventor who was given $30000 by Congress to build an experimental line of telegraphs in 1843; Thought of Morse Code |
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| Invented the steel-tipped plow in 1837 |
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| A young attorney who wrote a poem called "The Star-Spangled Banner" on September 13-14 while watching bombs bursting over Fort McHenry |
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| Son of former President John Adams; received support from merchants of the Northeast; beleived that the federal government should actively help the nation shift from an economy based on farming to one based on manufacturing; Won the Election of 1824 |
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| Elected to Congress in 1812, then later served in both the House and Senate representing Massachusetts; Supporter of free trade and the shipping interests of New England; Supported the Tariff of 1816; Gained fame of being one of the greatest orators of his time; "Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseperable." |
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| A tax on imports or exports |
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| Attempt to ruin an opponent's reputation with insults |
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| Republicans during Madison's presidency who pressed for war with Britain |
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| Became interested in machines that would ease the burden of farmwork; Designed and constructed the mechanical reaper and made a fortune manufacturing and selling it |
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| Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna |
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| Became President of Mexico; later declared himself dictator and overthrew Mexico's constitution of 1824 |
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| Won the Election of 1800 against Aaron Burr; Republican who believed in laissez-faire |
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| Money paid for protection |
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| Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo |
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| Mexico gave up all claims to Texas and agreed to the Rio Grande as the border between Texas and Mexico. Furthermore, in what is called the Mexican Cession, Mexico ceded its provinces of California and New Mexico to the United States. In return the United States gave Mexico $15 million. |
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| An African American from Virginia , who explored Wyoming's Green River |
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| People who went to California during the Gold Rush of 1849 |
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| An enormous area of land, anchored to the south by the city of New Orleans and extending west to the Rocky Mountains; belonged to Spain |
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| The right of the Supreme Court to determine if a law violates the Constitution |
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| Huge properties for raising livestock set up by Mexican settlers in California |
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| A 25-year-old United States Navy captain, who slipping into a heavily guarded harbor with a raiding party, burned the captured ship, Philadelphia, to prevent the pirates from using it |
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| Adams and Marshall worked around the clock in the final hours of the Federalist government, processing papers for judicial appointments |
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| A fast sailing ship with slender lines, tall masts, and large square sails |
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| Commander in cheif of Texas forces; Served in Congress and as governor of Tennessee; Led the battle at Goliad; President of the Republic of Texas |
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| Robert Straut and Jebediah Smith |
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| Both found the South Pass |
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| The trail left the Missouri River near Independence, Missouri, and crossed the prairies to the Arkansas River. It followed the river west toward the Rocky Mountains before turning south into New Mexico Territory |
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| Taxs on foreign imported goods |
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| Across the Great Plains along the Platte River and through the South Pass of the Rocky Mountains. On the other side, the trail took north and west along the Snake and Columbia Rivers into Oregon country |
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| The United States would not interfere with any existing European colonies in the Americas, but would oppose any new ones |
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| Began to take root in the United States around 1800, appearing first in New England. Offered ideal conditions for the development of factories, therefore industries began to thrive. |
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| An inventor from Massachussetts that invented the cotton gin |
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| A wealthy New Englander, who traveled to Britain..wrote down drawings and plans for a textile mill..then returned to Waltham, Massachusetts and built a textile mill. His mill was the first to launch the factory system |
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| The application of scientific discoveries to practical use |
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| In a canal, an enclosure with gates at each end used in raising or lowering boats as they pass from level to level |
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| Official count of a population |
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| A planter from South Carolina, was one of the War Hawks who had called for war with Great Britain in 1812. Remained a nationalist for some time after the war. He favored support for internal improvements and developing industries and backed a national bank (early 1800's). He emerged as one of the foremost advocate for state's rights, and strong opponent of nationalist programs (1820's). |
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Federalists-John Adams and Charles Pinckney
Republicans-Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr
Jefferson and Burr ended in an election deadlock; Hamilton influenced one Federalists vote..so Jefferson won. The Twelfth Ammendment was passed to prevent deadlocks. |
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| Jefferson's View on Government |
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| Wise and frugal government, supported the state's governments in all their rights, laissez-faire |
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| Signed in 1819, Spain gave East Florida to the United States and abandoned all claims to West Florida. In return the United States gave up its claims to Spanish Texas and took over responsibilty for paying the $5 million that American citizens claimed Spain owed them for damages. The Spanish also agreed to set limits of their territory at what is now California's northern border and gave up any claim to Oregon. |
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| In 1820, provided the admission of Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. The agreement banned slavery in the remainder of the Louisiana Territory north of the 36 30'parallel. |
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| In 1801, President John Adams asked him to serve as Cheif Justice of the United States; Ruled in the cas McCulloch v. Maryland that Maryland had no right to tax the Bank because it was a federal institution. |
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1824: Republicans-William H. Crawford, Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, John Quincy Adams.
Jackson received plurality, Adams won by using a "corrupt bargain.
1828: Democratic-Republicans-Andrew Jackson
National Republicans-John Quincy Adams
A vicious campaign, Jackson triumphs by a landslide. |
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| In 1830, Congress passed this act which allowed the federal government to pay Native Americans to move west. |
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| The forced journey west for the Cherokee where brutal weather along the way claimed thousands of lives. |
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| A planter from Virginia who was William Henry Harrison's running mate..(Whig). After Harrison died in office, he became President..but disagreed with anything representing Whigs (once a Democrat). |
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| The idea popular in the United States during the 1800's that the country must expand its boundaries to the Pacific. |
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| Invented the sewing machine in 1846 |
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| A strip of land along the southern edge of the present-day states of Arizona and New Mexico..United States paid $10 million for it. With this purchase, United States mainland reached its present size. |
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| A powerful Shawnee cheif who built a confederacy among Native American nations in Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan. Defeated at The Battle of Tippecanoe by General William Henry Harrison. |
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| The possession and settling of an area shared by two or more countries |
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| A frontiersman living in the wilderness, as in the Rocky Mountains. |
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| The grandson of an African American cheif and a fiercely determined ex-slave who helped drive the British and Spanish from the Santo Domingo and end slavery. |
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| In December 1807, the Republican Congress passed this act which banned imports and exports to ALL foreign countries. |
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| A glorious victory for the Americans where General William Henry Harrison defeated The Prophet's forces. |
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| A man from Tennessee who was noticed for his fromtier skills, sense of humor, and shrewd common sense he displayed in politics. Went to Texas after he lost his seat in Congress in 1835..fought and commanded at the Alamo, but lost his life there. |
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| Antislavery movement leader |
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| Set the official boundary between the United States and Canada at the 49th parallel |
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- American troops would drive Mexican forces out of the disputed border region in Texas and make the border secure.
- The United States would seize New Mexico and Califorinia.
- American forces would take Mexico City, the capital of Mexico
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| People who take the law into their own hands |
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| Played an important role in the settlement and industrialization of the Midwest. |
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| The community that the Mormons dounded in the midst of the desert near the Great Salt Lake in Utah |
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| The only Native American group who successfully blocked their removal (Florida). Went to war against the United States, along with runaway slaves,..used guerilla tactics. They won the war |
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| Tecumseh's brother who urged Native Americans everywhere to return to the customs of their ancestors. Founded Prophetstown. Was defeated at The Battle of Tippecanoe. |
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| American and British representatives signed a peace agreement in December 1814 in Ghent, Belgium. Did not change any existing borders, mention the impressment of sailors, and neutral rights became a dead issue. |
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| Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Went to Utah to fulfill their vision of the goodly life. |
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