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39 Cards in this Set
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created by congrress to oversee policy toward American Indians
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Bureau of Indian Affairs
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authorized the removal of Indians who lived east of the mississippi river
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indian removal act
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an 800 mile forced march that lasted from 1838 to 1839- almost 1/4 of the cherokees died
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trail of tears
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area containing most tf the present day oklahoma as a new homeland for removed tribes
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indian territoy
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supreme court ruling that the cherokee nation was a distinct territory over which only the federal government had authority
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worcester vs. georgia
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an agreement that gave more than 10 million acres to mississippi
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treaty of dancing rabbit creek
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agreement that gave the us fishing rights off parts of the newfoundland and labrador coasts and established the border between the US and canada
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Convention of 1818
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group of american artists in the mid-1800s who painted beautiful pictures of the American landscape
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hudson rier school
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republican who was elected pres. in 1816
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james monroe
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group of informal advisors that often met in the white house kitchen
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kitchen cabinet
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politicians practice of giving government jobs to their supporters
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henry clay
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cherokee who was well known for creating a system of writing
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sequoyah
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belief that the power of the states should be greater than the power of the federal government
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states rights
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led the sminole in the second seminole war
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osceola
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political organization formed in 1834 by a group of Jacksons opponents
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whig party
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political organization formed in 1834 by a group of Jackson's opponents
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Whig party
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plan for using high tariffs to pay for internal improvements
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american system
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agreement that limited naval power on the great lakes to the us and british canadad
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rush bagot agreement
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historical fiction author who published a new england tale
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catherine maria sedgewick
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person who led many fights for independence- nicknamed the liberator
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simon bolivar
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meetings to select a party's presidential and vice presidential candidates
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nominating convention
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belief that staes have hve the right to disobey federal law w/ which they disagree
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nulification
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invaded florida w/out permission from monroe; ran for president against adams
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Andrew jackson
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agreement in which missouri would enter the inuion as a slave state while main joins free
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missouri compromise
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first federal road project ran from cumberland maryland, to wheeling, WV
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cumberland road
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agreement in which spain gave up all of florida to the US
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adams onis treaty
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a financial cirsis that led to economic depression
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panic of 1837
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best known writer who wrote about the west and american indians
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james fenimore cooper
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tribe of indians
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seminole
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agreement in which spain gave up all of florida to the US
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adams onis treaty
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a financial cirsis that led to economic depression
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panic of 1837
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best known writer who wrote about the west and american indians
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james fenimore cooper
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tribe of indians
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seminole
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first indians sent to indian territory
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choctaw
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group of indians that signed the treaty of dancing rabbit creek
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choctaw
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first indians sent to indian territory
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choctaw
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group of indians that signed the treaty of dancing rabbit creek
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choctaw
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first indians sent to indian territory
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choctaw
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group of indians that signed the treaty of dancing rabbit creek
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choctaw
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