Us History Final

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Marbury vs Madison

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created the judicial review: the supreme court can nullify acts of congress by declaring them unconstitutional

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Tecumseh

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Indian that teamed up with Britain in War of 1812

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Embargo Act (1807)

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TJ tries to stay neutral in the FR-EURO war- no more trade w/Ero.
*economic disaster- bankrupts northern merchants

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War of 1812

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Madison wants Canada, impressment & Indians, violaton of neutral rights, economic recession in South. Federalists against it, Republicans endorse it. "second war of Independence"

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Federalist Party

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Favored a strong central gov't. mostly north

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Treaty of Ghent

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"status quo ante bellum"- go back to the way it was before the war

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Hartford Convention

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Ends federalist party- US enter the "era of good feelings" Strengthens US Nationalism (pushes back talk of succesion)

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Missouri Compromise

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MO slave state. Maine carved out of MA. Everything N of the line is free. Everything S s slave state

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Andrew Jackson

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"Old Hickory" Lower class background. Defend New Orleans (war hero). Hated Indians (West)-appeals to voters. "self made man"

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John Quincy Adams

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Wrote the Monroe Doctrine (North)

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Corrupt Bargain

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Andrew Jackson won popular vote but not majority, so voters go to House of Reps. *People can buy votes*

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Martin Van Buren

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Started the Democratic Party (no real program), tried to appeal to the "Ordinary Mans Party" based on Jacksons popularity

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Democratic Party

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"Ordinary Man" party

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Whigs

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Created in opposition to "king" Andrew Jackson. Strong terries and Catholics

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Spoils System

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A political party wins election and gives government positions to there friends and people who vote for them

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Transportation Revolution

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steamboats, canals, RR. Revolution stimulates economic growth

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Indian Revolution Act

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Jackson wanted them out & so did most of the people. Indian territory W of MO. did not want them to mix w/ white people. no white wants to live there anyways (KS,OK)

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Cult of Domesticity

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Republican motherhood-raising children- not hero's but mothers of hero's. Home- "safe haven" for men

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Second Great Awakening

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1820-40s Religious revivals (especially in W) Growth of new churches. Immigrants-each class grew

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WASPS

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White Anglo-Saxton Protestants

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Xenophobia

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fear of foreigners

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Temperance

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women against liquor

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William Lloyd Garrison

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Reports slavery abuse in his newspaper "The Liberator". Demands to end slavery NOW

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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Main leader in Women's Rights Movement, family woman

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Declaration of Sentiments

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plagiarizes dec. of indep. with a purpose-inspiration for women

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Susan B. Anthony

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Main leader in Women's Rights Movement

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Manifest Destiny

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God wants US to have more land. growth 1840-1860

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Texas Revolution

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mexico opposed slavery. 1836 battles (Alamo) many states in N did not want TX (could be a slave state)

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Santa Anna

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power hungery-centralize gov (strong army and navy)

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Treaty of Velasco

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Santa Anna signs treaty but Mexico congress never recognizes TX Independence. Basically ends the war

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James k. Polk

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Democrat. annexation of TX, Settle Oregon, Purchase CA

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54-40 or fight

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polk's slogan to get oregon-49 parallel compromise

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Mexican War

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US tries to take mexican land, they take mexico city

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Zach Taylor

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causes border incident. some people got shot (don't know who shot first) victories in northern Mexico-making him very popular

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Winfield Scott

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took over mexico city

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Treaty of Guadelupe-Hildalgo

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1848 Mexico recognizes TX annexation w/Rio Grande Border

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Mexican Cession

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"Poisoned" the U.S. Expanded Slavery

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Wilmot Proviso

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1846- North: const. gave congress power to regulate territories. South: slaves are property protected by 5th amendment

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Free Soil Party

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want the west to be open to free labor "white People"

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Compromise of 1850

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CA- as a free state, UT- popular sovereignty, TX- gives up NM clain in return for gov. assuming state debt abolish slave trade in DC

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Fugitive Slave Law

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Denied accused trial by jury. Forbade blacks to testify. Court appointed commissionser received $10 for ruling to slave owner, $5 for slave. Free blacks would become slaves

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Kansas-Nebraska Act

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voids MO compromise, splits up NE territory to create KS, popular sovereignty

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Steven A. Douglas

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RR- make Chicago big city of Midwest (central RR)

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Republican Party

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grew out of Whigs-Radical abolitionists (keep slavery out of W) 7 free-soilers

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Bleeding Kansas

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MO "border ruffians" cross and set up pro-slavery assembly "doesn't really reflect the views of Kansas vs Topeka "free stators"
-John Brown retaliates- slavery is a sin, kills pro slavery husbands and families

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Bleeding Sumner

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civil war in congress

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Dred Scott

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Supreme Court Rules: slaves could not sue, not citizens, MO comp unconstitutional b/c blacks are property and owners can take them wherever

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John Brown

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Abolitionist: believed slavery was a sin. potawatomie massacre