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114 Cards in this Set
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British general whose army occupied Boston and attacked Concord
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Thomas Gage
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Virginia Patriot whose speeches supported the war
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Patrick Henry
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Englishman who wrote Common Sense to arouse support for independence
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Thomas Paine
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the primary author of the Declaration of Independence
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Thomas Jefferson
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Member of the committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence and an American negotiator for the Treaty of Paris
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John Adams
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British general who took New York and Philadelphia but missed his main objective
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William Howe
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British general who surrendered his army near Saratoga
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John Burgoyne
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British general who surrendered his army near Yorktown
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Charles Cornwallis
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Commander of the Green Mountain Boys who captured Fort Ticonderoga
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Ethan Allen
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Commander in chief of the Continental Army
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George Washington
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American ordinance chief who surprised the British by transporting heavy artillery to Boston
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Henry Knox
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Overrated American commander who won at Saratoga but lost at Camden
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Horatio Gates
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German drillmaster
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Baron von Steuben
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American leader in the Northwest who captured Vincennes
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George Rogers Clark
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Patriot guerrilla called the Swamp Fox
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Francis Marion
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Resourcesful American commander in the South known as the Fighting Quaker who kept the pressure on the British
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Nathanael Greene
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French aristocrat who helped to corner the British at Yorktown
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Marquis de lafayette
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First engagement of American revolution
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Lexington and Concord
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an early American success that supplied artillery for the forces around Boston
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Ticonderoga
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costly British victory outside of Boston
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Bunker Hill
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successful winter raid that lifted the morale of the young Continental Army
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Trenton
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the capture of a British army that encouraged the French to join the war
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Saratoga
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an unsuccessful attempt to stop the British from taking Philadelphia
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Brandywine
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the Continental Army winter headquarters during the dark winter of 1777 and 1778
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Valley Forge
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the crucial issue for the War for Independence
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practical self government
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main purpose of the Committees of Correspondence
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provide news on British threats to liberty
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why did the colonists lose the Battle of Bunker Hill
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ran out of ammo
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Why did George Washington attempt to defend NYC?
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giving up city without a fight would damage the support for the war
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Princeton was an important victory for Washington because
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raised the low morale of the army
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Why was the Saratoga campaign an important victory for the Patriots
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it brought France into the war
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What did Benedict Arnold do that was considered treason?
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handed over a fort
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How did the Swamp Fox help the war effort?
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guerrilla raids
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What event turned Cornwallis' position in Yorktown into a trap?
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arrival of French fleet
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Why did the colonists create a weak confederation?
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each colony was jealous of its own power
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What principle is most strongly supported by the Articles of the Confederation?
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limited government
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What were townships in the Northwest supposed to use the proceeds from the sale of Section 16 for?
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schools
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most important accomplishment of the Annapolis Convention?
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calling a new convention to remedy the weakness of the Confederation
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What bi-cameral plan did the large states support?
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Virginia Plan
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What unicameral plan did the small states support?
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New Jersey Plan
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What Christian statesman presented the compromise that broke the deadlock over the representation in the Constitution?
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Roger Sherman
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What region was most concerned about granted the federal government control over trade?
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East
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What do we call the introduction to the Constitution?
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Preamble`
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What Constitutional principle supports the division of power between national and state levels of government?
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federalism
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What pseudonym did the governor of New York use when he wrote the articles denouncing the Constitution?
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Cato
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Independence movement that deteriorated into violence
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French Revolution
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plot to bring America into the French war with Britain
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Genet episode
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America's refusal to take sides in the war between Britain and France
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Proclamation of Neutrality
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averted war with Britain
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Jay Treaty
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violent attack against the government over taxes
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Whiskey Rebellion
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French seizure of American cargo
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Quasi War
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America's humiliating peace negotiations with France
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XYZ Affair
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declaration that states have the right to nullify unconstitutional federal acts
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Virginia Resolutions
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effort to fill judiciary with federalists
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midnight appoitments
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What did the South accept in return for locating the national capital in the South?
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assumption of state debts
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What issue opened debate over Constitutional interpretation?
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creating a national bank
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the main objective of the national banks was to issue unified currency and
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provide loans to local businesses
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Why did the United States break the Treaty of Alliance with France?
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The French had overthrown their old governments.
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What was the main affect of Jay's Treaty?
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averted war with Britain
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How did Europeans take advantage of America's weaknesses during the 1790s?
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raiding American ships
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With whom did the US fight an undeclared war with in the 1790s?
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France
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What power did the Alien Acts provide the president?
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expel immigrants
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What did the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions advocate?
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nullification
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What power did the Sedition Acts provide the president?
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prohibit treasonous speech
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Who established the nation's first cabinet?
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Washington
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first head of the dept of state
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Thomas Jefferson
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first secretary of the Treasury
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Alexander Hamilton
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Who introduced the Bill of Rights?
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James Madison
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Who was America's best known frontiersman?
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Daniel Boone
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Who was America's second president?
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John Adams
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transfer of Florida from Spain to America
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Adams-Onis Treaty
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seizure and forceful enlistment of deserters
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impressment
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transfer of a huge tract of land from France to America
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Louisiana Purchase
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an offer to stop trading with the enemy of the country that first lifted its trade restrictions
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Macon's Bill #2
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The Indian's surrender of all rights to southern Ohio
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Treat of Fort Greenville
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Vice President accused of treason
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Aaron Burr
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won a major battle in Ohio against the Indians
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"Mad Anthony" Wayne
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American hero of Horseshoe Bend
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Andrew Jackson
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who became Speaker f the House
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Henry Clay
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President who oversaw War of 1812
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James Madison
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Secretary of State who hard line won Florida from Spain
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John Quincy Adams
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Explorer of the Louisiana Purchase
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Meriwether Lewis
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Resourceful naval captain who defeated a British fleet
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Oliver Hazard Perry
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one of the greatest Indian leaders in North American history
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Tecumseh
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Third president of the United States
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Thomas Jefferson
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the Indian Territory governor who defeated the Prophet
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William Henry Harrison
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Explorer of the Great Plains
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Zebulon Pike
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What did Jefferson Republicans support?
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states' rights
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What was the revolution of 1800?
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political victory of the Republicans
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Who was the assistant to Lewis and Clark?
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Sacajawea
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What advantage did the US have at the beginning of the War of 1812?
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British involvement in the Napoleonic Wars?
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Why was the USS Constitution called "Old Ironsides"?
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enemy cannonballs bounced off its oak sides
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During what British attack did an American general surrender his entire force without a fight?
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Siege of Detroit
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What fort prevented the British from capturing Baltimore?
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McHenry
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What event led to the death of the Federalist party?
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Hartford Convention
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main provision of the Monroe Doctrine
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no European could intervene in the Western Hemisphere
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national funding for roads, canals, and harbors
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internal improvements
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replacement of government office holders with supporters of the new administration
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Spoils System
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tariff designed to end the nullification crisis by reducing the tariff rates
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Compromise Tariff of 1833
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Clay's alleged agreement to make Adams president in return for becoming Secretary of State
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"corrupt bargain"
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grant of war powers against South Carolina
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Force Bill
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Depression that brought an end to the postwar prosperity of the "End of Good Feelings"
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Panic of 1819
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a deep five year depression worsened by Jackson's economic policies
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Panic of 1837
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Prohibition of anything except hard money for the purchase of public land
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Specie Circular of 1836
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forced removal of the civilized tribes from their homeland
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Trail of Tears
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Who benefits the most from protective tariffs?
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shipping industry
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main reason that many Americans opposed federal funding of internal improvements?
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taxes from all regions would be used to benefit only limited regions
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What issue lay at the heart of debate over the admission of Missouri as a state?
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balance of slave states in the Senate
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What bank system did Jackson set up to replace the National Bank?
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What Indian tribe attempted to keep its lands through legal action
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Cherokee
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Presidential candidate who used "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too"?
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William Henry Harrison
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famous road that the government built from Baltimore westward
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National Road
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Party of the Common Man
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Democratic
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Jackson's close circle of advisers
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Kitchen Cabinet
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Jackson's policy toward the "Indian problem"
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Indian Removal Policy
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