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12 Cards in this Set
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sectionalism
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loyalty to and love of a region, such as the north or the south
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Election of 1828
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Adams versus Jackson - very close election population wise, but the electoral votes were not as close.
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Bank War
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Jackson was against banks, Clay felt it would defeat him in the election. Jackson still won.
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Spoils System
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rewarding political supporters with jobs.
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Jackson's veto of the National Bank
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He was sick in bed when the bill came to him, but he replied back with a veto as he still dispised the bank.
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Westward Expansion
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Manifest Destiny
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the idea, prevalent especially in the 1840s and 1850s, that it was America's obvious and inevitable fate to occupy the entire continent.
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Florida Purchase 1819
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gained Florida from Spain and gave up claims to Oregon. began to settle and fur trade in oregon.
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Monroe Doctrine
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declared european monarchies had no business meddling with American republics. in return, US would stay out of euro affairs. Americans lacked the navy and army needed to enforce. reflected the US desire for power.
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Trail of Tears
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Indian Removal Act
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Sectional Differences
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NORTH - industry... own factories in NE as they had the money, cheap labor, and had rivers.
SOUTH - agriculture as their climate favored it. slave labor, capital land, cotton production. |
