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| plan of governing USA. 7 articles, Bill of Rights (first 10 amendments), 17 subsequent amendments |
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| first 10 amendments added in 1791, list of citizen's freedoms and rights |
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| establishes supreme court with 1 chief, 5 associate justices, also establishes lower federal courts |
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| 1794 protest against government tax on whiskey, which was valuable to livelihood of backcountry farmers |
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| principle that says Supreme Court has final say in interpreting Constitution |
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| an 1803 case in which Supreme Court rules they had power to abolish unconstitutional laws |
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| 1797 incident in which French officials demanded bribe from US Diplomats |
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| 1803 purchase of Louisiana Territory from France |
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*US aquired Oregon territory
*texas revolution
*war with mexico
*uSA expands sea to sea
*gadsden purchase
*california becomes a state |
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| volunteers on the lewis and clark expedition |
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| act of seizing by force. england impressed american sailors during war of 1812 |
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| causes and effects of war of 1812 |
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Causes: impressment of US citizens, interference with American shipping, british support of native american resistance
Effects: Increased patriotism, weakened native american resistance, us manufacturing grew |
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| plan introduced in 1815 to make USA economically self-sufficient |
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waterway which connected NYC with Buffalo.
325 miles, finished 1825 |
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| series of laws enacted in 1820 to maintain balance of power between slave and free states |
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| idea of spreading political power to all, ensuring majority rules |
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| policy of US opposition to any european interference in the western hemisphere |
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| 1282 law that raised tariffs on raw materials, manufactured goods that upset Southerners who felt economic interests of Northeast were determining national policy |
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| fur trapper or explorer who opened west by finding best trails thorugh rockie mts. |
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| a member of a polygamist church founded by joseph smith in 1830 |
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| person who buys huge area of land and sells small sections of it at high prices |
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| person who went to california in search of gold, starting in 1849 |
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| placing interests of own region over those of the country as a whole |
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| meriwether lewis and william clark, skilled mapmaker and outdoorsman, chosen to lead lewis and clark expedition |
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| Shoshone woman who knew the land and language of the west who helped lewis and clark |
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| led expedition on southerly route to find source of red and arkansas rivers |
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| washington lawyer who wrote star spangled banner |
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| nationalist rep. from KY. made many compromises in congress to settle issues |
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| 1816 president whose term saw a strengthened national government |
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| alwyer who was president from 1828-1836. spread jacksonian democracy, nation prospered |
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| jackson's opponent in 1824,1828 elections. |
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| general who became presidentin 1840, soon died in office |
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| harrison's running mate who took office when harrison died |
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| president after jackson in 1836, in office for economic panic of 1837 |
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| mountain man that found south pass through rockies |
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| new mormon leader who moved his people west to utah |
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| California settlers of Spanish, Mexican descent |
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| successfully persuaded mexican govenrment to let him start colony in california. gold later found on colony |
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| Shawnee chief who tried to stop Native american land loss |
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| navy admiral on lake erie who fought off the british in war of 1812 |
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| james madison's wife who saved white house artifacts when it was burned |
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| 2nd president, believed nation should be of small, independent farmers |
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