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A change from handmade products to machine manufacturing; people move to cities for factory jobs.
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| The process a state follows to get rid of a law that it does not agree with; suggested by John C. Calhoun |
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| Factory system in Massachusetts using young girls to labor in textile (cloth) factories |
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| Strip of land south of Mexican Cession (added Arizona and New Mexico) purchased from Mexico |
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| Machine used to seperate seeds from cotton fibers; caused an increase in the demand for slaves |
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| Land in Pacific Northwest region acquired though treaty with Great Britian; rich, fertile soil |
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| person who moves from one country to another usually for better oppetunities |
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| plan of the govermnment for the lands in the Northwest Territory; divide the area into territories |
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| Invention in agriculture that increased farmers ability to harvest crops quickly |
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| Land added to US that led to US-Mexican war; North oppose to entry as a slave state |
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| Conflict caused by the U.S. annexing Texas. U.S. won; got Mexican cession |
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| Inventor of the cotton gin and the idea of interchangable parts |
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Policy during Andrew Jackson's presidency forcing Indians to pay for land or move west
(Trail of Tears) |
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| Jackson's idea of rewarding political party supporters with government jobs |
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Land given up by Mexico; all of the current Southwest
(CA, AZ, NM, CO, NV, UT) |
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| Hero of the War of 1812; 1st president from the West; represented the common man |
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| Treaty of Guadalupe Hildalgo |
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| Agreement officially ending the U.S.- Mexican War |
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| Having to do with the area outside of a city |
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| Senator from South Carolina who created the nullifcation process and believed in states' rights |
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America (Thomas Jefferson) buys the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million
(Louisiana Purchase) |
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| Improvements made such as to buildings, roads, bridges and canals |
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| the belief that the United States wiykd spread from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean |
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| Agreement with Spain giving Florida to the U.S. |
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