US History 1 Final Exam – Flashcards
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Thomas Jefferson
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3rd president, wrote declaration of independence, Louisiana purchase, Virginia delegate
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Alexander Hamilton
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leader of the Federalists,1st Secretary of the Treasury, national bank, assumption of state debts by the federal government, and a tariff system to pay off the national debt
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Edmund Genet
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French diplomat, hoped to persuade America it to declare war in Britain,endangered American neutrality in the war between France and Britain, and he was eventually stopped when both the American and French wanted him to.
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Virginia Plan
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Virginia delegate James Madison's plan of government, in which states got a number of representatives in Congress based on their population (bicameral legislature)
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Whiskey Rebellion
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In 1794, farmers in Pennsylvania rebelled against Hamilton's excise tax on whiskey, and several federal officers were killed in the riots caused by their attempts to serve arrest warrants on the offenders. In October, 1794, the army, led by Washington, put down the rebellion. The incident showed that the new government under the Constitution could react swiftly and effectively to such a problem, in contrast to the inability of the government under the Articles of Confederation to deal with Shay's Rebellion.
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Quorum
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minimum number of members necessary to conduct a meeting
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Laissez-faire
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the doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial/economic affairs
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Aaron Burr
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He is chiefly remembered as the man who killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel in 1804. In the Election of 1800, he received the same number of votes as Thomas Jefferson. With no clear winner, the Constitution provided that the House of Representatives elect one of the two highest vote getters. Hamilton's influence helped secure the election of Jefferson for president. As vice president, he engaged in a scheme to establish several states in what was then the western United States as an independent country. This plan to help these areas secede from the United States was a treasonable offense and almost resulted in his conviction in 1807.
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Marbury vs Madison
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Case in which the supreme court first asserted the power of Judicial review in finding that the congressional statue expanding the Court's original jurisdiction was unconstitutional
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John Marshall
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1755-1835. U.S. Chief Supreme Court Justice. Oversaw over 1000 decisions, including Marbury v Madison and McCulloch v. Maryland.
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Writ of Mandamus
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Court order directing an official to perform an official duty
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William Henry Harrison
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was an American military leader, politician, the 9th President of the United States, and the first President to die in office. His death created a brief constitutional crisis, but ultimately resolved many questions about presidential succession left unanswered by the Constitution until passage of the 25th Amendment. Led US forces in the Battle of Tippecanoe.
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
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1804-1806 - Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were commissioned by Jefferson to map and explore the Louisiana Purchase region. Beginning at St. Louis, Missouri, the expedition travelled up the Missouri River to the Great Divide, and then down the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean. It produced extensive maps of the area and recorded many scientific discoveries, greatly facilitating later settlement of the region and travel to the Pacific coast.
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York
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The African American slave who explored the Louisiana Purchase with Lewis and Clark. Became a celebrity with the Native-Americans who had never seen a black man before.
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Sacajawea
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native american woman who served as a guide an interpreter for the lewis and clark expedition
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Piracy
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the act of plagiarizing, robbery on the high seas
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James Fennimore Cooper
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a prolific and popular American writer, He wrote many sea-stories, historical novels and Romantic Novels, "The last of the Mohicans" and "Leatherstocking Tales"
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Washington Irving
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American writer remembered for the stories "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," contained in The Sketch Book (1819-1820).
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Herman Melville
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American writer whose experiences at sea provided the factual basis of Moby-Dick (1851), considered among the greatest American novels
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Henry David Thoreau
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American transcendentalist who was against a government that supported slavery. He wrote down his beliefs in Walden. He started the movement of civil-disobedience when he refused to pay the toll-tax to support him Mexican War.
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Originally a transcendentalist; later rejected them and became a leading anti-transcendentalist. He was a descendant of Puritan settlers. The Scarlet Letter shows the hypocrisy and insensitivity of New England puritans by showing their cruelty to a woman who has committed adultery and is forced to wear a scarlet "A".
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Barbary Pirates
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Plundering pirates off the Mediterranean coast of Africa; President Thomas Jefferson's refusal to pay them tribute to protect American ships sparked an undeclared naval war with North African nations
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Black Hawk
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Sauk leader who in 1832 led Fox and Sauk warriors against the United States (1767-1838) Feature Article Fin 486 Final Exam
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Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry
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-Built a small fleet, and was in charge of meeting up with the British, American naval officer who won the battle of Lake Erie
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Embargo Act
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Act that forbade the export of goods from the U.S. in order to hurt the economies of the warring nations of France and Britain. The act slowed the economy of New England and the south. The act was seen as one of many precursors to war.
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Frigates
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warships
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Battle of New Orleans
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Jackson led a battle that occurred when British troops attacked U.S. soldiers in New Orleans on January 8, 1815; the War of 1812 had officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent in December, 1814, but word had not yet reached the U.S.
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Francis Scott Key
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United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812. The poem later became the Star Spangled Banner.
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Robert Fulton
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American inventor who designed the first commercially successful steamboat and the first steam warship (1765-1815)
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Internal Improvements
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The program for building roads, canals, bridges, and railroads in and between the states. There was a dispute over whether the federal government should fund internal improvements, since it was not specifically given that power by the Constitution.
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Erie Canal
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an artificial waterway connecting the Hudson river at Albany with Lake Erie at Buffalo
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Monroe Doctrine
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A statement of foreign policy which proclaimed that Europe should not interfere in affairs within the United States or in the development of other countries in the Western Hemisphere.
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National Road
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first federal interstate road, built between 1811 and 1838 and stretching from Cumberland, Maryland, to Vandalia, Illinois.
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Rush-Bagot Agreement
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limited number of warships on great lakes
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Textile
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of or relating to fabrics or fabric making
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emigration
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migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another)
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closed shop
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a company that hires only union members
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industrial revolution
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the change in social and economic organization that resulted from the replacement of hand tools with machines and from development of large scale industrial production
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samuel slater
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British immigrant, cotton mill, textile factory
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labor unions
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an organization formed by workers to strive for better wages and working conditions
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andrew jackson
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The seventh President of the United States (1829-1837), who as a general in the War of 1812 defeated the British at New Orleans (1815). As president he opposed the Bank of America, objected to the right of individual states to nullify disagreeable federal laws, and increased the presidential powers.
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john quincy adams
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Secretary of State, He served as sixth president under Monroe. In 1819, he drew up the Adams-Onis Treaty in which Spain gave the United States Florida in exchange for the United States dropping its claims to Texas. The Monroe Doctrine was mostly Adams' work.
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martin van buren
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Served as secretary of state during Andrew Jackson's first term, vice president during Jackson's second term, and won the presidency in 1836 (8th president)
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northwest ordinance
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law that established procedure for admission of new states to the union
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american colonization society
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founded to encourage black emigration
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liberia
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a West African nation founded in 1822 by the American Colonization Society to serve as a homeland for free blacks to settle
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cotton gin
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a machine for cleaning the seeds from cotton fibers, invented by Eli Whitney in 1793
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tallmadge amendment
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missouri statehood bill, required missouri to gradually free its slaves
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missouri compromise
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series of laws enacted in 1820 to maintain balance of power between slave and free states
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favorite son
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a politician favored mainly in his or her home state
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dark horse
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a political candidate who is not well known but could win unexpectedly
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henry clay
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Distinguished senator from Kentucky, who ran for president five times until his death in 1852. He was a strong supporter of the American System, a war hawk for the War of 1812, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and known as "The Great Compromiser." Outlined the Compromise of 1850 with five main points. Died before it was passed however., United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852)
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mudslinging
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attempt to ruin an opponent's reputation with insults
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spoils system
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the practice of winning candidates rewarding their supporters with government jobs
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trail of tears
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the routes along which cherokee people were forcibly removed from Georgia to the indian territory in 1838 with thousands of cherokee dying along the way
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pocket veto
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a bill fails to become law because the president did not sign it within ten days before Congress adjourns
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nullification
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a states refusal to recognize an act of congress that it consider unconstitutional
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compact
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a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
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panic of 1837
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a US financial crisis in which banks closed and credit system collapsed, resulting in bankruptcies and unemployment
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platform
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a series of statements expressing the party's principles, beliefs, and positions on election issues
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whigs
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members of political party formed in 1834 to oppose policies of Andrew Jackson
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socialism
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an economic and political system based on government ownership of business and property and equal distribution of wealth
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democrats
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their philosophy war the stamp of Andrew Jackson, believing the federal government should be limited in power, except to a degree that it worked to eliminate social and economic arrangements that entrenched privilege and stifled equal opportunity.
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national republicans
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After the 1824 election, part of the Democratic - Republican party joined John Q. Adams, Clay, and Daniel Webster to oppose Andrew Jackson. They favored nationalistic measures like recharter of the Bank of the United States, high tariffs, and internal improvements at national expense. They were supported mainly by Northwesterners and were not very successful. They were conservatives alarmed by Jackson's radicalness; they joined with the Whigs in the 1830's.
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Franchise
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business that has bought right ti use parent companys name and methods
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horace mann
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1st secretary of massachusetts board of education, leader in public school reform movement
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hudson rivers school
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American painters, Painted Scenery instead of portraits, Hudson River
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Horace Greeley
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An American newspaper editor and founder of the Republican party. His New York Tribune was America's most influential newspaper 1840-1870. Greeley used it to promote the Whig and Republican parties, as well as antislavery and a host of reforms.
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samuel morse
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new england artist, created the telegraph
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seneca falls convention
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a womens rights convention held in seneca falls, NY in 1848
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dorothea dix
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A reformer and pioneer in the movement to treat the insane as mentally ill, beginning in the 1820's, she was responsible for improving conditions in jails, poorhouses and insane asylums throughout the U.S. and Canada. She succeeded in persuading many states to assume responsibility for the care of the mentally ill. She served as the Superintendant of Nurses for the Union Army during the Civil War.
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elizabeth cady stanton
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A member of the women's right's movement in 1840. She was a mother of seven, and she shocked other feminists by advocating suffrage for women at the first Women's Right's Convention in Seneca, New York 1848. Stanton read a "Declaration of Sentiments" which declared "all men and women are created equal."
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lyceum
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a public hall for lectures and concerts
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oberlin
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in 1837 was the first college or university (Ohio) to offer education to both women and men.
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underground railroad
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system of routes along which runaway slaves were helped to escape to Canada or to safe areas in the free state
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frederick douglass
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one of the most prominent african american figures in the abolitionist movement. escaped from slavery in maryland. he was a great thinker and speaker. published his own antislavery newspaper called the north star and wrote an autobiography that was published in 1845.
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william lloyd garrison
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1805-1879. Prominent American abolitionist, journalist and social reformer. Editor of radical abolitionist newspaper "The Liberator", and one of the founders of the American Anti-Slavery Society.
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abolitionists
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people in favor of the movement to end slavery
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checks and balances
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a system in which each branch had different duties, so none were dominant
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XYZ affair
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incident in which french officials demanded a bribe from US diplomats
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Judiciary act
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law that established federal court system and # supreme court justices, provided appeal of certain state court decisions to federal courts
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judicial review
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supreme courts power to declare an act of congress unconstitutional
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Louisiana Purchase
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the 1803 purchase by US of France's Louisiana territory extending from Mississippi river to rocky mountains for $15 million
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tecumseh
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shawnee chief believed natives had to protect homeland against white settlers by forming confederacy-united native american nation
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war hawks
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one of the members of congress who favored war with britain in early years of 19th century
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impressment
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the forcible seizure of men for military service
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treaty of ghent
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treaty that ended war of 1812
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the great silence
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congress will ignore anti-slavery petitions
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the liberator
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run by william lloyd garrison
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harriet tubman
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leader of underground railroad, help slaves escape
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oregon trail
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pioneer trail that began in missouri and crossed the great plains into the oregon country; emigrant trail
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shakers
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American religious sect devoted to the teachings of Ann Lee Stanley, prohibited marriage and sexual relationships
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temperance
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an organized effort to prevent the drinking of alcoholic beverages
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brook farm
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A transcendentalist Utopian experiment, put into practice by transcendentalist former Unitarian minister George Ripley at a farm in West Roxbury, Massachusetts, at that time nine miles from Boston. The community, in operation from 1841 to 1847, was inspired by the socialist concepts of Charles Fourier. Fourierism was the belief that there could be a utopian society where people could share together to have a better lifestyle.
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transcendentalism
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believe in pulling away from society and being one with nature
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mormons
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member of church founded by joseph smith and his associates
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joseph smith
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founder of the mormons
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brigham young
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Leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (sometimes called the "Mormon Church") following the martyrdom of Joseph Smith (in 1844). He led the Mormons from Illinois to Utah. Sometimes called "The Mormon Moses."
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james k. polk
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president in March 1845. wanted to settle oregon boundary dispute with britain. wanted to aquire California. wanted to incorperate Texas into union.
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guadalupe hidalgo
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Treaty which ended the Mexican War; Mexico recognized Texas as part of the U. S. and the Rio Grande as the border between the nations; Mexico also gave up the Mexican Cession; U.S. agreed to protect the 80,000 Mexicans living in Texas and the Mexican Cession
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webster-ashburton
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Treaty: established a firm boundary between the US and Canada from Maine to Minnesota During Tyler's presidency
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lone star republic
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republic of texas-independent sovereign state
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stephen austin
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Father of Texas, granted land from Mexico on condition of no slaves, convert to Roman Catholic, and learn Spanish
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davy crockett
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sent to deal with problems with Shawnees and Creeks; present at the Alamo, during which his fame as a bear-killer/frontiersman had already been established; taken prisoner after the battle and executed by bayonet by Santa Anna, in front of all of his men
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santa anna
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suspended the 1824 mexican constitution and had Austin arrested
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battle of the alamo
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a mission and fort in san antonio, texas where mexican forces massacred rebellious texans in 1836
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sam houston
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United States politician and military leader who fought to gain independence for Texas from Mexico and to make it a part of the United States (1793-1863)
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general zachary taylor
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American military leader and the twelfth President of the United States.achieved fame while leading U.S. troops to victory at several critical battles of the Mexican-American War. A Southern slaveholder who opposed the spread of slavery to the territories, he was uninterested in politics but was recruited by the Whig Party as their nominee in the 1848 presidential election
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general winfield scott
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was a United States Army general, diplomat, and presidential candidate. he served on active duty as a general longer than any other man in American history. Over the course of his fifty-year career, he commanded forces in the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, the Black Hawk War, the Second Seminole War, and, the American Civil War.
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gadsden purchase
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an 1853 purchase by US of land from mexico, establishing present US-mexico boundary
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john slidell
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spanish speaking emissary sent to mexico to purchase california and new mexico and to gain mexican approval for rio grande as texas border
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john sutter
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Owner of the mill where gold was discovered that helped start the California Gold Rush, Sutter's Mill
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Eli whitney
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invented cotton gin
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elias howe
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patented first sewing machine
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know nothings/ nativists
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Americans who protested and sometimes rioted against Roman Catholic immigrants, "I KNOW NOTHING"
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popular sovereignty
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system in which residents vote to decide, rule by the people
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wilmot proviso
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amendment to an 1846 military appropriations bill
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fugitive slave law
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Enacted by Congress in 1793 and 1850, these laws provided for the return of escaped slaves to their owners. The North was lax about enforcing the 1793 law, with irritated the South no end. The 1850 law was tougher and was aimed at eliminating the underground railroad.
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compromise of 1850
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Series of legislation addressing slavery and the boundaries of territories acquired during the Mexican-American War. California was admitted as a free state, Texas received financial compensation for relinquishing claim to lands West of the Rio Grande river, the territory of New Mexico was organized with popular sovereignty, the slave trade was abolished in Washington, D.C., and the Fugitive Slave Law was passed It temporarily defused sectional tensions in the United States, postponing the secession crisis and the American Civil War. Also repealed the compromise of 1820.
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roger taney
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chief justice, wrote supreme courts most important majority opinion for the case
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harriet beecher stowe
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Wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin, a book about a slave who is treated badly, in 1852. The book persuaded more people, particularly Northerners, to become anti-slavery.
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dred scott
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A black slave, had lived with his master for 5 years in Illinois and Wisconsin Territory. Backed by interested abolitionists, he sued for freedom on the basis of his long residence on free soil. The ruling on the case was that He was a black slave and not a citizen, so he had no rights.
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mark twain
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"Huck Finn"
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secession
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formal separation from an alliance or federation
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specie
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put country back on gold standard
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conscription
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drafting of citizens for military service
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bounty
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during civil war, cash payment offered by northern state to encourage men to join the army
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greenbacks
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paper money not backed by equal value in gold
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desertion
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leaving the ranks without permission
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graft
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illegal use of political influence for personal gain
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john c. crittenden
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Kentucky senator; in the know-nothing party; wrote the Crittenden Compromise
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abraham lincoln
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U.S. statesmen, 16th president. Led Union to victory in Civil War. assassinated April 14, 1865, by john Wilkes Booth. Sometimes called "Honest Abe".
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john brown
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An abolitionist who attempted to lead a slave revolt by capturing Armories in southern territory and giving weapons to slaves, was hung in Harpers Ferry after capturing an Armory
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obiter dictum
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passing remark
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stephen a. douglas
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Senator from Illinois who ran for president against Abraham Lincoln. Wrote the Kansas-Nebreaska Act and the Freeport Doctrine
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robert e. lee
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Confederate general who had opposed secession but did not believe the Union should be held together by force
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jefferson davis
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President of the Confederate States of America
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john wilkes booth
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assassinated president abe lincoln
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ulysses s. grant
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an American general and the eighteenth President of the United States (1869-1877). He achieved international fame as the leading Union general in the American Civil War.
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antietam
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bloodiest single day/ battle in american history
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gettysburg address
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speech by Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War (November 19, 1963) at the dedication of a national cemetery on the site of the Battle of Gettysburg, key ideas were liberty, equality, and democratic ideas; purpose of war was to protect those ideas
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chattanooga
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in the American Civil War (1863) the Union armies of Hooker, Thomas, and Sherman under the command of Ulysses S. Grant won a decisive victory over the Confederate Army under Braxton Bragg
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vicksburg
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The union forces wanted to capture Vicksburg in order to control to Mississippi River. (Union) Gen. Grant surrounded Vicksburg and bombed it for a month. The people and Confederate soldiers starved until they surrendered.
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bull run
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At Bull Run, a creek, Confederate soldiers charged Union men who were en route to besiege Richmond. Union troops fled back to Washington. Confederates didn't realize their victory in time to follow up on it. First major battle of the Civil War - both sides were ill-prepared.
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shiloh
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This was battle fought by Grant in an attempt to capture the railroad of the South. The battle was fought in the west prevented the north from obtaining an easy victory. However, the Confederates strong resistance showed that they would not go quietly and the war was far from over.
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fort sumter
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First shots of Civil War, Confederates fired upon Federal fort, fort surrenders, war begins
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blockade
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use of troops to prevent movement
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martial law
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temporary rule by military rather than civilian authority
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emancipation proclamation
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Lincoln issued it and freed all the slaves in the Confederate states, but slaves in Border States loyal to the Union remained enslaved. It only applied to states in rebellion (Confederate states). It led to slaves rebelling and joining the Union army and increased sympathy from Europe.
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copperheads
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anti-lincoln activists
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habeas corpus
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states a person has the right to a speedy trial and the right to know why they were being held, etc
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THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS
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In 1814,during the WAR OF 1812, British planned another attempt to overtake New Orleans. armada of 60 ships and 11,000 men, led by Major General Sir Edward Pakenham, set off. General Andrew Jackson quickly rallied his troops and ambushed the British fleet. The American army, which consisted of soldiers, sailors, pirates, militiamen, and freed slaves, used a strategy of revolving firing lines to make sure that guns were always firing at the Redcoats. The British army was forced to retreat after it suffered more than 300 fatalities, including Major General Pakenham. This battle was an overwhelming success for the Americans and made General Andrew Jackson a hero., last battle; fought after the peace treaty was signed; put Andrew Jackson in the spotlight
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LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION
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1804-1806 - Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were commissioned by Jefferson to map and explore the Louisiana Purchase region. Beginning at St. Louis, Missouri, the expedition travelled up the Missouri River to the Great Divide, and then down the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean. It produced extensive maps of the area and recorded many scientific discoveries, greatly facilitating later settlement of the region and travel to the Pacific coast.
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MANIFEST DESTINY
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This expression was popular in the 1840s. Many people believed that the U.S. was destined to secure territory from "sea to sea," from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. This rationale drove the acquisition of territory.
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ABOLITIONIST MOVEMENT
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The movement concentrated on ending slavery in the United States / Caused the greatest tension between the North and South / Often disagreed on tactics / Many did not want women involved, people who wanted to outlaw slavery in US. Wm Lloyd Garrison/The Liberator newspaper; Underground RR/ Harriet Tubman; Harriet Beecher Stowe/Uncle Tom's Cabin, The effort to do away with slavery completely
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MEXICAN WAR
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after disputes over Texas lands that were settled by Mexicans the United States declared war on Mexico in 1846 and by treaty in 1848 took Texas and California and Arizona and New Mexico and Nevada and Utah and part of Colorado and paid Mexico $15,000,000, after Mexican refusal to sell California-New Mexico region, Polk sent troops and it ended w/ Treat of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, War lasting from 1846 to 1848 in which the US defeated Mexico and gained Mexican territory
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LINCOLN/DOUGLAS DEBATES
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During the race to become Senator Lincoln asked to have multiple debates with Douglas. Certain topics of these debates were slavery, how to deal with slavery, and where slavery should be allowed. Although Lincoln lost the election to Douglas, he was known throughout the country because of the debates.
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MONROE DOCTRINE
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1823 - Declared that Europe should not interfere in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere and that any attempt at interference by a European power would be seen as a threat to the U.S. It also declared that a New World colony which has gained independence may not be recolonized by Europe. (It was written at a time when many South American nations were gaining independence). Only England, in particular George Canning, supported the Monroe Doctrine. Mostly just a show of nationalism, the doctrine had no major impact until later in the 1800s.
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INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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begun about 1760 in England and later in other countries, characterized chiefly by the replacement of hand tools with power-driven machines, as the power loom and the steam engine, and by the concentration of industry in large establishments., the totality of the changes in economic and social organization that began about 1760 in England and later in other countries, characterized chiefly by the replacement of hand tools with power-driven machines, as the power loom and the steam engine, and by the concentration of industry in large establishments., the change from an agricultural to an industrial society and from home manufacturing to factory production, especially the one that took place in the United States from about 1790 to about 1850; Many technological advances including railroad technology, telegraph, and Sewing Machine, Began in the 1750's in Britain with a group of inventors perfecting textile machines. These British developments eventually found their way into American Industry. Factories were made to work with the South's raw textiles Industrialization started in the North because of its dense population, reliance of shipping, and its number of seaports The rapid rivers of the North also provided power for turning the cogs of machines The majority of the industrialization occurred between the 1790's and the 1860's