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75 Cards in this Set
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Treaty of Greenville 300
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-A 1795 agreement in which 12 Native American Tribes surrendered much of present-day Ohio and Indiana to the U.S government.
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French Revolution 301
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-In 1789, the French launched a movement for liberty and equality.
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Whiskey Rebellion 301
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-A 1794 protest against the government's tax on whiskey, which was valuable to the livelihood of backcountry farmers.
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Jay's treaty 302
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-The agreement that ended dispute over American shipping during the French Revolution.
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neutral 302
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-Not siding with one country or the other.
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Picnkney's treaty 302
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-A 1795 treaty with Spain that allowed Americans to use the Mississippi River and to store goods in New Orleans; made the 31st parallel the southern U.S. border.
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foreign policy 304
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-Relations with the governments of other countries.
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political party 304
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-A group of people that tries to promote its ideas and influence government, and also backs candidates for office.
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District of Columbia (D.C.) 305
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-Self-governing federal district between Virginia and Maryland, made up entirely of the city of Washington, the U.S. capital.
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Alien and Sedition Acts 306
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-A series of four laws enacted in 1798 to reduce the political power of recent immigrants to the United States.
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xyz Affair 306
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-A 1797 incident in which French officials demanded a bribe from U.S. diplomats.
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states' rights 307
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-Theory that said that states had the right to judge when the federal government had passed an unconstitutional law.
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radical 313
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-A person who takes extreme political positions.
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judicial review 317
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-The principle that the Supreme Court has the final say in interpeting the Constitution.
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Marbury vs. Madison 317
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-An 1803 case in which the Supreme Court ruled that it had the power to abolish laws by declaring them unconstitutional.
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St. Louis 320
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-Missouri city at the junction of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers.
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Lewis and Clark expedition 320
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-A group led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark who explored the lands of rhe Louisiana Purchase beginning in 1803.
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unconstitutional 317
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-Something that contradicts the law of the Constitution.
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Missouri River 321 m320
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-Longest U.S. river, east from the Rockies to the Mississippi River.
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Jacksonian democracy 370
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-The idea of spreading political power to all the people, thereby ensuring majority rule.
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Judiciary Act of 1801 316
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-A law that increased the number of federal judges, allowing President John Adams to fill most of the new spots with Federalists.
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Tariff of Abominations 381
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-An 1828 law that raised the tariffs on raw materials and manufactured goods; it upset Southerners who felt that economic interests of the Northeast were determining national economic policy.
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impressment 327
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-The act of seizing by force.
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Indian Territory 376
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-A present-day Oklahoma and parts of Kansas and Nebraska to which Native Americans were moved under the Indian Removal Act of 1830.
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33rd state. Capital: Salem.
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Oregon
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Embargo Act of 1807 328
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-An act that stated that American ships were no longer allowed to sail to foreign ports, and it also closed American ports to British ships.
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War Hawk 329
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-A westerner who supported the War of 1812.
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Oregon Trail 396 m395
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-A trail that westward from Independence, Missouri, to the Oregon Territory.
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spoils system 373
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-The practice of winning candidates giving government jobs to political backers or supporters.
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Oregon
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33rd state. Capital: Salem
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Santa Fe Trail 395 m395
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-A trail that began in Missouri and ended in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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Indian Removal Act 376
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-This 1830 act called for the government to negotiate treaties that would require native Americans to relocate west.
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Louisana Purchase 317
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-The 1803 purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France.
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doctrine of nullification 381
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-A right of a state to reject a federal law that it considers unconstitutional.
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Oregon Trail 396 m395
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-A trail that ran westward from Independence, Missouri, to the Oregon Territory.
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Trail of tears 377
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-The tragic journey of the Cherokee people from their homeland to Indian Territory between 1838 and 1839; thousands of Cherokee died.
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Webster Hayne debate 382
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-An 1830 debate between Daniel Webster and Robert Hayne over the doctrine of nullification.
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secession 383
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-Withdrawal.
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depression 386
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-A severe economic slump.
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Treaty of Ghent 333
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-Treaty, signed in 1814, which ended the War of 1812; no territory eschanged hands and trade disputes were not resolved.
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factory system 341
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-A method of production that brought many workers and machines together into one building.
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Industrial Revolution 341
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-In late 18th-century Britain, factory machines began replacing hand tools and manufacturing replaced farming as the main form of work.
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Lowell 342
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-Massachusetts city built in early 1800s as planned factory town.
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Mississippi
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20th state. Capital:Jackson.
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Mississippi River
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Second longest U.S. river, south from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico.
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Great Plains 393 m395
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-Vast grassland region in the central United States.
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whig party 387
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-A political party organized in 1834 to oppose the policies of Andrew Jackson.
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Baltimore 332 m331
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-Maryland city on Chesapeake bay.
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Lowell Mill 342
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-Textile mills located in the factory town of Lowell, Massachusetts, founded in 1826.
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Missouri
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24th state. Capital: Jefferson City..
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interchangeable part 343
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-A part that is exactly like another part.
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cotton gin 348
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-A machine invented in 1793 that cleaned cotton much faster and far more efficiently than human workers.
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Panic of 1837 386
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-A financial crisis in which banks closed and the credit system collapsed.
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Missouri River
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Longest U.S. river, east from the Rockies to the Mississippi River.
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Louisiana
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18th state. Capital: Baton Rouge
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spiritual 351
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-A religious folk song.
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American system 354
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-A plan introduced in 1815 to make the United States economically self-sufficient.
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nationalism 354
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-A feeling of pride, loyalty, and protectiveness toward one's country.
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Erie Canal m355
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-Completed in 1825, this waterway connected New York City and Buffalo, New York.
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20th state. Capital: Jackson.
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Mississippi
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Great Lakes m355
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-Five connected lakes-Ontario, Erie, Huron, Michgan and Superior-on the U.S. border with Canada.
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sectionalism 357
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-The placing of the interests of one's own region ahead of the interests of the nation.
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Fort McHenry 332 m331
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-Fort in Baltimore harbor where 1814 British attack inspired U.S. national anthem.
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Monroe Doctrine 359
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-A policy of the U.S. opposition to any European interferences in the Western Hemisphere, announced by President Monroe in 1823.
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second longest U.S. river, south from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico.
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Mississippi River 146, m153
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Missouri compromise 358
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-A series of laws enacted in 1820 to maintain the balance of power between slave sates and free states.
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24th state. Capital: Jefferson City.
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Missouri
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18th state. Capital: Baton Rouge.
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Louisiana
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Latin America 359
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-Region made up of Mexico, Carribean Islands, and Central and South America, where Latin-based languages of Spanish, French, or Portuguese are spoken.
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20th state. Capital: Jackson.
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Mississippi
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land speculator 394
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-A person who buys huge areas of land for a low price and then sells off small sections of it at high prices.
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second longest U.S. river, south from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico.
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Mississippi River 146, m153
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24th state. Capital: Jefferson City.
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Missouri
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33rd state. Capital: Salem.
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Oregon
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18th state. Capital: Baton Rouge.
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Louisiana
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