Apush Unit 3 Test

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missouri compromise

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missouri would enter union as a slave state if maine entered union as a free state (to maintain slave/free state balance)

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national republicans

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represented by federalist adams (remants of federalist party), supported bus, had lots of money, campaigned for henry clay in election of 1832 but lost to democratic republicans (jackson0

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formation of whig party

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anti-jacksonian party (roots in discontent with the dictatorial jackson), first pres nomination=harrison (to compete w/ jackson)

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panic/depression of 1837

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caused by rampant speculation (get rich quick intentions), failures of wheat crops hurt farmers, banks collapsed w/ the life savings of the middle and lower classes (jackson's pet banks w/ government $ also went bust)

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texas revolution

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texas's independence from spain (well mexico's indpendence) gave steven austin the opportunity to bring in american immigrants that would supposedly assimilate into mexican culture

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log cabins and hard cider election

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in which harrison's "log cabin campaign" (the common man) earned him the whig party nomination, took john tyler as his vp to gain votes from the south

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caroline incident

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1837, in which american ship (caroline) was bringing supplies to canadian rebels and britain burned the ship down, used as propaganda against britain (shows tense relations)

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creole incident

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british pissed off america by offering support to 130 slaves that espcaped via american ship to the west indies

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webster-ashburton treaty

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patched up caroline incident, compromise made over the border of maine, america would get most of disputed land, but britain would get to build the halifax road

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early 1800s immigration

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irish and german!! came through new york, forced to work menial jobs, tension between both races

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nativism

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belief that the interests of the first to settle an area of land took precedent over the interest of all immigrants, opposition to immigration (imms will destroy existing culture)

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wage slaves

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when someone has to work in order to survive (relationship likened to that of slave/master), mostly prevalent in factories w/ unmarried women LOWELL GIRLS

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cult of domesticity

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goal of woman's life is to embody the submissive, domestic, nurturing housewife (idealized trait)

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cult of feminsim

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in which women should have an OPINION! their rights should be advocated, women shouldn't be satisfied with their disenfranchised, domestic existence

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seneca falls convention

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convention held by lucrietta mott advocating womens rights, constituion of womens rights (including suffrage) was set forth--known as declaration of sentiments

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election of 1816

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at end of monroes presidency, james madison won, federalist party on its way to die out, beginning of the era of good feelings

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election of 1820

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monroe won, big issues w/ economy (panic of 1819), debate over the legitimate statehood of missouri

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election of 1824

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john quincy adams, corrupt bargain, jqa screwed jackson over when he offered sec of state to clay (clay was also a protege of hamilton and therefore felt closer to jqa than jackson) clay swayed house vote b/c he was speaker of the house

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election of 1828

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rev. of 1828, huge voter turnout b/c of the "common" man jackson, power tranfered from east to west (snobs to mobs)

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election of 1832

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saw introduction of anti-masonic party (implementation of nomination conventions and party platforms)

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e of 1836

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whigs (leftover anti-masonic) ran 4 candidates vs. republican van buren (protge of jackson), van buren won, major issues: nullification crisis

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e of 1840

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van buren vs. tippecanoe and tyler too, major issue is over the economy/slavery/westward expansion, henry harrison wins

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john calhoun

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jackson's vp, openly split w/ jackson over the tariff of abominations/t of 1832, helped found the whig party

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e of 1844

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major issue=texas and the economy, polk vs. clay, polk wins, clay loses ny b/c of liberty party

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e of 1848

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zachary taylor (coming off of mexam war accomplishments) easily wins the election, zt=a whig, issue of popular soveriegnty (state should choose if its free/slave),

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compromise of 1850

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dealt with issues over slave/free states after mexican american war, made by henry clay, failed to pass however did postpone civil war

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gag resolution of 1836

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congress would not debate over issue of slavery (despite first amendment)

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james monroe

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presidency was marked as the era of good feelings, was a jeffersonian

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polk's 4 point plan

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1. reduce tariffs
2. independent treasury (no business sponsors/influence)
3. settle oregon dispute
4. acquire california

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ralph waldo emmerson

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transcendentalist, wrote many essays against the pressure of society and advocating nature, gave "the american scholar" speech (intellectual d of i)

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henry david thoreau

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transcendentalist, wrote "civil disobedience" and "walden"