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15 Cards in this Set
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Alexis de Tocqueville
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Young Frenchman whose Democracy in America provides rich insight into United States in the 1830s? Saw whites as only getting rich
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national road
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Federally sponsored highway that crossed the Appalachians and opened the way for families to move west
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“Five Civilized Tribes”
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once powerful southeastern Indians “removed” in 1830s to make way for white settlement
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Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
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Supreme Court decision recognizing Cherokees’ claim to their lands; ignored by Pres. Jackson
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Worcester v. Georgia
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court decision declaring Cherokees entitled to federal protection; ignored by Pres. Jackson
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Trail of Tears
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the death of one third or more of the Cherokee tribe upon their “removal” to the West
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market economy
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newly developing commercial economy that depended on goods and crops produced for sale rather than consumption
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Transportation Revolution
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Rapid expansion of canals, steamships, and railroads
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Clermont
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first of the steamboats that revolutionized river travel
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Erie Canal
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Major canal that linked Great Lakes to New York City, opening up the Midwest to wider development
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Lowell, Waltham
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Massachusetts towns where two large textile Mills were established
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African Methodist Episcopal Church
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the first American denomination established by and for African-Americans
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"middling class"
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Farmers, artisans, professionals – neither rich nor poor
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separate spheres
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Popular doctrine that emphasized women's morality and authoritative role within the home
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voluntary association
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Horizontal allegiance of individuals with similar interests or circumstances
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