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43 Cards in this Set
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7th President of the US |
Andrew Jackson` |
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4th President of the US |
James Madison |
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1845 incorporation into the USA of the republic of Texas, which was admitted to the United States |
Annexation of Texas |
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Certificate issued by a government for an amount of money that the government promises to pay back with interest |
Bonds |
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6th US President |
John Quincy Adams |
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5th President of the US and the last president who was the founding father |
James Monroe |
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The idea that the US was the best and had been chosen by God to take all the land from the Atlantic and Pacific |
Manifest Destiny |
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South Carolina believed that since they couldn't cancel out the tax they would break away from the union |
Secede |
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Going against the government |
Sedition Act |
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Statement written by the US that any attempt by European country to create new colonies in the Americas would be seen as an act of war |
Monroe Doctrine |
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Someone from outside the country, the federalists were worried about the French coming to America |
Alien Act |
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A principle that the supreme court has the right to decide whether acts of congress are constitutional or not |
Judicial Review |
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9th US President and was the first president to die in office |
William Henry Harrison |
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Name given to the issue with the French when Ambassadors from the US were greeted by and bribed by three french agents. Sent them to France to help the ships from bombing us |
XYZ Affair |
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Founding father of the United States and he was one of the most influential interpreters and promoters in the US constitutuion |
Alexander Hamilton |
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3rd vice president and he served during Thomas Jefferson's first term. He also served as a continental army officer during the Revolutionary War |
Aaron Burr |
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Government order that forbids foreign trade |
Embargo |
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FormerUS senator and represented in Kentucky in both senate and House of Representatives |
Henry Clay |
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The total amount of money that the government has borrowed (money owed to other countries/citizens) |
National Debt |
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It was the purchase of Louisiana by the US from France |
Louisiana Purchase |
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New national hero (Andrew Jackson), new national anthem, greater industrial strength, greater pride and patriotism, and importance of the states' capital |
Outcomes of the War of 1812 |
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2nd US President and served early as the vice president of the US |
John Adams |
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American Explorer, Politician, solider, public administrator American Explorer, solider, Indian agent, and territorial governor |
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark |
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Not favoring either side in a dispute |
Neutral |
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1st President of the US |
George Washington |
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Federal statue that regulated slavery in the country's western territories |
Missouri Compromise |
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The right to vote |
Suffrage |
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A group of unofficial advisors to the head of the (a) government. They met in the kitchen to make important decisions |
Kitchen Cabinet |
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A name given to the high tax on foreign goods by southerners, which they thought helped the northerners |
Tariff of Abominations |
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11th US president and he represented in Tennessee. He won the election of 1844, He negotiated the Oregon Territory coming into the US with the British and he was the president during the Mexican War |
James K. Polk |
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The right of states to limit the power of the federal government |
States rights |
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State banks selected by the US Department of Treasury to receive government funds |
Government Funds |
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It was a network of people--- Black and white northerners--- who secretly helped slaves reach freedom |
The Underground Railroad |
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A system when a political party gives out government jobs |
Spoils System |
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Tax placed on goods entering a country |
Tariff |
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A supporter/representative of the Democratic Party |
Democratic |
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Idea that the government can't interfere with the economy |
Laissez-Faire |
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It was a route that then governement forced 5 tribes of Native Americans to migrate West of the Mississippi River |
Trail of Tears- Indian Removal Act |
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To cancel a law; unfair tariff |
Nullification Crisis |
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Completely ending slavery |
Abolition |
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A body of advisers to the president composed of the heads of the executive departments of the government |
Cabinet |
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President of the US in March 1801, was the first president to be inaugurated in Washington DC |
Thomas Jefferson |
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People thought that these 2 people made a suspicious deal during the election |
Corrupt Bargain |
