Hjh 8Th Grade Us History - Staar Review (Era Of Jackson, Westward Expansion And Reform Movements)

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Spain

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The Adams-Onis Treaty giving the US Florida was between the US and ________?

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Gibbons vs Ogden

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Supreme Court decision that stated only the national government can regulate interstate (trade between states) trade

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Jacksonian Democracy

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A belief that more people should have the right to vote and have a say in government, not just rich people

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Industrial Revolution

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The time period when the US experienced many new inventions, a rise in immigration, and urbanization

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potato famine

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In the 1800's many Irish came to America because of the ________?

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Democratic

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The modern political party that began in 1828 as a supporter of Andrew Jackson

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Civil disobedience

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A form of protest where people peacefully refuse to obey laws

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Trail of Tears

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The long march that the Cherokees were forced to make to Oklahoma (Indian Territory)

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Mississippi River

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Jackson's policy regarding the Native Americans was to move them west of this geographic feature

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Nullification

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Idea stated by John C. Calhoun that a state could decide that a law made by the federal government was unconstitutional and would not enforce it

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protective tariff

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Tariff on imported goods that protected American industries from competition; made imported goods more expensive than American goods

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Nullification Crisis

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Began when Congress passed the Tariff of Abominations; resulted by a compromise tariff proposed by Henry Clay

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Northeast

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The economy of this region was based on factories; had the largest cities and plenty of immigrant workers; favored protective tariffs

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South

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The economy of this region was based on agriculture (plantations); used slave labor; opposed protective tariffs.

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Sectionalism

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When people put the interests of their region over those of their nation

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Manifest Destiny

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The idea that the United States should extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, and western expansion was unstoppable

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Oregon Territory

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Acquired in 1846 in a treaty with Britain; accomplished Manifest Destiny

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Texas

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Joined the United States in 1845; annexed

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Mexican War

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Began over a Mexico/Texas border dispute and the annexation of Texas

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Guadalupe-Hidalgo

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Treaty that ended the Mexican War and gave us the Mexican Cession in 1848

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Gadsden Purchase

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Bought for $10 million in 1853 so that the US could build a railroad to California

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Gold Rush

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The reason why people quickly moved west in 1849; resulted in a population boom for California

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Mormons

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A religious group that moved to Utah to escape religious persecution; Utah was part of the Mexican Cession in 1848

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Rocky Mountains

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A geographic barrier to westward movement in the 1800's; made moving to the Far West very difficult; a reason why the Gadsden Purchase was made.

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Oregon Trail

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A famous trail used by settlers to travel to the Far West

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Temperance

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Movement to stop the drinking of alcohol

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Women's Rights

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Movement to give women the same rights as men

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Seneca Falls Convention

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Meeting of women who were fighting for women's rights; rewrote the Declaration of Indenpendence

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Public Education Movement

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Movement mostly in the North; provide free schools paid for with tax dollars

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William Lloyd Garrison

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Published an abolitionist newspaper called The Liberator

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Frederick Douglass & Sojourner Truth

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Two ex-slaves that became important speakers to raise awareness about the evils of slavery

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Harriet B Stowe

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Published a book called Uncle Tom's Cabin; convinced many northerners that slavery was wrong.

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abolitionists

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People who fought to end slavery in the South immediately

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Women's Rights

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Susan B Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton were leaders of this movement

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Quakers

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Religious group that promoted the idea of tolerance and opposed slavery

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Henry Clay

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Known as the Great Compromiser

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John C. Calhoun

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From South Carolina; a strong supporter of states' rights

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Henry Clay

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A westerner who opposed states' rights and proposed the Compromise of 1850 because it helped to preserve the Union

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states rights

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A belief that the national government had too much power and that the states should decide important issues like slavery

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Compromise of 1850

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Decided the issue of slavery for the Mexican Cession; admitted California as a free state; the Utah and New Mexico Territories could vote on slavery

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popular sovereignty

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Allowed citizens of a territory to vote to decide on the issue of slavery

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2nd Great Awakening

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A religious movement during the early 1800s that influenced many Americans to help others

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prohibition

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To ban the selling, making and drinking of alcohol

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melting pot

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The idea that American society is a blending of many cultures

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Native Americans

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Contributed words, place names, and important skills for surviving in the New World, like how to plant corn

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Irish Americans

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Settled in cities like Boston and New York; built canals and railroads in the east

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Chinese Americans

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Known for their restaurants, laundries and building of railroads in the east

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Mexican Americans

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Especially important in the Southwest; known for anything related to ranching, such as chaps, wide-brimmed hats, roping, rodeos

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German Americans

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Brought the Lutheran religion, Christmas trees, hamburgers, and frankfurters to America