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19 Cards in this Set
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Protective Tariff |
tax imposed to protect american domestic imports |
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John Marshall |
chielf JUstice of supreme court |
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John C Calhoun |
Introduced bill to establish second national bank |
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Seminoles |
United slaves and greek, staged attacks against Georgia Farmers |
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Suffrage |
Right to vote |
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Spoils System |
Giving govt jobs based on party loyalties. Implemented by Jackson |
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Trail of Tears |
13,000 cherokee natives forced to march 1,000 miles west, urprepared, 4,000-6,000 dead. implemented by jackson |
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Manifest Destiny |
The idea that God gave N.America to the Americans and anted them to spread their civilization west. Fueld western migration. |
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Eli Whitney |
Inventor of cotton gin |
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Donner Party |
87 overlanders given false info. of a shortcut and are strnaded. Resort to cannibalism. |
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Overlanders |
emigrants that moved west, guided by frontiersmen |
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Trails |
Oregon, Santa Fe, California and Mormon trails |
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Stephen Austin |
First, most sucessful empresario. Fou nded WAshington on the Brazos and convinces 1,500 people to immigrate to Texas. |
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Empresario |
Given land to fill with american settlers
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Sam Houston |
Former governor of tenessee, lead texas army and was president of texas republic.
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Zachary Taylor |
General who Crossed the nueces river (invaded mexico). Moved south acriss rio grande in war strategy
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Winfield Scott |
Replaced Taylor as general and lead siege at vera cruz
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John C Fremont |
Led California revolt
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TRreaty of Gudalupe Hildalgio |
-Mexico dropped claims for Texas -Mexico Cession: 500,000 sq miles given to us -Mexico accepts rio grande as border -US pays Mexico $15 million and take son $3.25 million in Mexican debt to US citizens |
