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28 Cards in this Set
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One qualified to vote
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Elector
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one who can vote in an election
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The forcible seizure of men for military service
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Impressment
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The British captured American sailors and forced them to serve in their Navy.
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A government ban on trade with one or more other nations
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Embargo
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The Whiskey Rebellion was triggered by an Embargo of imported whiskey which angered American farmers
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A strong devotion to the interests and culture of one's nation.
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Nationalism
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Defending the new nation against the British brought a sense of _____________
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The placing of the interests of one's own region ahead of the interests of the nation as a whole
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Sectionalism
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Southern states held a strong feeling of ____________ due to their economy, traditions and culture.
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A principle or body of principles; a dogma
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Doctrine
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The Monroe _________ sought an end to European colonization in the Americas.
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The manufacturing, trade and business of products/services
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Industry
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A Revolution of __________ was brought to America when a British immigrant brought in ideas of manufacturing with water power.
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The weaving of thread into fabric/cloth
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Textile
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The South's cotton fed the _________ industry of the North & in Europe
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Standardized parts that can be used in place of one another
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Interchangeable Parts
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Eli Whitney invented the use of _________ _____ for the gun industry and cotton gins.
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The production of goods in large quantitie, made possible by the use of machinery and division of labor
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Mass Production
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The Industrial Revolution brought _____ ________ to America.
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A machine for cleaning the seeds from cotton fibers, invented by Eli Whitney.
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Cotton Gin
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Whitney's _______ ____ increased the need for slavery due to more lands being used to plant cotton & greed of plantation owners.
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A foreman who supervised the work of slaves on a plantation
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Overseer
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The ________ was responsible for directing the work of field hands in cultivating cotton.
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President Jefferson commissioned these two men to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase.
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
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An expedition that helped lay the foundation for western exploration.
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In the election of 1800, he and Thomas Jefferson tied for votes in the electoral college. Alexander Hamilton persuaded enough Federalists to cast blank ballots to give the Presidency to Jefferson.
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Aaron Burr
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He challenged Hamilton to a duel after the 1800 election in which he killed Alexander Hamilton on July 11, 1804
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A Federalist appointed as Chief Justice to the Supreme Court for >30 yrs.
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John Marshall
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He affirmed the principle of judicial review in Marbury v. Madison by ruling that the Constitution did not empower the Supreme Court to issue orders to deliver official appointment papers.
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Adams increased the number of federal judges to 16 by this Act of Congress.
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Judiciary Act of 1801
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This act was carried out before midnight on the last day of Pres. Adams administration, called "midnight judges"
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16 Federal Judges appointed by Pres. Adams on the last day of his office.
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midnight judges
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Some of these ______ ______ never received their official appointment papers from the Supreme Court.
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An 1803 case in which the Supreme Court ruled that it had the power to abolish legislative acts by declaring them unconstitutionsl; called Judicial Review
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Marbury v. Madison
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A case that affirmed the use of Judicial Review
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The ability of the Supreme Court to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional
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judicial review
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A cornerstone of American law and government to judge whether a law is unconstitutional
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The 1803 purchase by the U.S. of France's Louisiana Territory extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mtns.
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Louisiana Purchase
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Jefferson sent an envoy to offer to buy this territory for $15 million dollars from Napolean Bonaparte.
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A Shoshone native American guide & interpreter that led the Lewis & Clark expedition into the Louisiana Territory
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Sacajawea
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Her face is on a dollar gold coin printed in 2000; she helped forage for food & understand the Native American cultures.
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To seal up ports and prevent ships from entering or leaving; stops trade
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Blockade
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Great Britain __________ Napolean's Europe & seized American cargo and sailors on the sea.
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As Governor of Indiana Territory he invited several Indian Chiefs to Fort Wayne, Indiana & persuaded them to sign away three million acres to form a confederacy, a united Native American nation
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William Henry Harrison
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He later became President known by the slogan "Tippecanoe & Tyler Too"
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The Shawnee Chief who believed that tribes must form a Confederacy or United Native American Nation to protect its lands & culture
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Tecumseh
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Quote: "The Great Spirit gave this great land to his red children"
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A group of young Congressmen from the South & West who called for war against Britain
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War Hawk
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Led by John C. Calhoun of S.C. & Henry Clay of Kentucky; slogan was "On to Canada"
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He defeated the British at the Battle of New Orleans, defeated the military power of the Creek tribes and later became President.
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Andrew Jackson
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Responsible for the "Trail of Tears" or Indian Relocation Treaty
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Declared an Armistice or end to the fighting in the War of 1812 on Christmas Eve 1814.
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Treaty of Ghent
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Failed to address issues of impressment and neutral shipping rights; reopened trade with Britain.
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An end to fighting between countries by a neutral mediator
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Armistice
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The Treaty of Ghent in Belgium was an ____________ to end the War of 1812 between America & Britain
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