Hst 101 Final Exam Ids

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Market Revolution

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How the US went from an Agrarian economy to a domestic market economy combined with the transportation revolution.
SIG: It exhibits the modernization on America, from a static, traditional nation to a modern one.

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Interdependent Market Economy

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Different sections of the US depending on each other for goods. Showed the sectionalism developing.

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Election of 1824

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Andrew Jackson won, through the House of Rep's. First time a president won w/o popular vote.

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Panic of 1819

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First major economic depression in the US. Marked the end of economic expansion after the war of 1812.

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Second Bank of US

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Recharter bill vetoed by Jackson. Illustrates Jackson's modernization of the presidency from that of basically a rubber stamp to Congress, to one of an active policy maker.

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Andrew Jackson

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First Modern President. Viewed the presidency as an active policy making role and used more vetoes than all 6 previous presidents combined.

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Battle of New Orleans

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LAst major battle of the war of 1812, where Andrew Jackson cut his teeth.

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Nullification Crisis

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A battle between states and the federal government,
South Carolina nullified two tariffs, and Jackson threatened to use military force. Raised the question whether states had the power to nullify federal law.

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Amazing Grace

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Song by slave ship man turning back, showed the horribleness of slavery.

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Roger B. Taney

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Presided over the Dred Scott case.

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Henry Clay

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The Great negotiator, he was able to bring opposing groups to compromise, such as the the nullification crisis.

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John C. Calhoun

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South Carolinian politician who backed the nullifying of two Tariffs in SC. Signifies State's rights

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Nat Turner

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Lead a slave revolt in 1831, killing 57 whites. Sent a shock wave of terror through south, b/c of vulnerability.

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Middle Passage

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Xportation of slaves from Africa to US, 1/3 of all slaves died during it. Illustrates the harshness of the slave trade and slavery in general as debasing both sides of it.

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Indentured Servant

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Not a slave, someone who worked their debt off over a set amount of time.

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Erie Canal

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Canal from Albany to Buffalo, most successful canal in US. Made other states fear NY economic domination.

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Missouri Compromise

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Prohibited slavery about the 36*30' parallel in the LA Purchase territory. Caused the issue of slavery to remain unresolved, because the South controlled congress.

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Compromise of 1850

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A series of laws designed to allowed texas to join union, CA as free state and a fugitive slave law. Continued to not address the issue of slavery, showing the increased sectional differences between north and south.

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Wilmot Proviso

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Tried to abolish slavery in Mexican secession territory, but failed. ^^^

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Mexican War

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Fought with mexico, we won and got territory. Slavery was disputed in the territory

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James K. Polk

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President during Mexican war, manifest destiny advocate.

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Popular sovereignty

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ppl would vote for slavery in territories.

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Fugitive Slave Act

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part of the compromise of 1850, allowed slaveowners to recover slaves that escaped. impt because it furthered the nonresolution of slavery issue

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Kansas-Nebraska Act

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Created Nebraska and Kansas, allowed for popular sovereignty in them. Bleeding Kansas civil war was a precursor to American Civil War

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Dred Scott Case

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slaves as property, owner deprived of it...meant that squatter sovereignty was unconst.

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hinton helper

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wrote a slavery book that said slavery was bad cause it made white non-slave owners look bad

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Uncle Tom's Cabin

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anti-slavery book...shoed brutality

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3/5 comp.

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for taxation and rep...began in 1787, showed the sectional origins of differences

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LA Purchase

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land bought from Napoleon

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James Buchanan

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doughface...ruled secession illegal, but war to stop it also illegal

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zach taylor

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president during comp of 1850,

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john tyler

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annexed texas

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john brown

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led a raid for slaves to get guns, hung...showed vulnerability and violence of south

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dough face

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pierce and buchanan...controlled by south, exemplifies the south's power