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66 Cards in this Set
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Favorite Son
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candidates that received the backing of their home states rather than that of the national party
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Majority
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more than half the votes
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Plurality
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largest single share
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Mudslinging
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attempts to ruin opponents' reputation with indsults
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Landslide
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overwhelming victory
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Suffrage
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right to vote
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Bureaucracy
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system in which noneleceted officials carry out laws
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Spoils System
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practice of replacing government employees with the winning candidate's
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Nominating conventions
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which delegates from the states selected the party's presidential candidate
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Tariff
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fee paid by merchants who imported goods
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Nullify
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cancel
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Secede
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breks away from Untied States and form own government
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Relocate
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to force a person or a group of people to move
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Gueririlla Tactics
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referring to surprise attacks or raids rather than organized warfare
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Analyze how President Jackson reacted to the Supreme Court decision supporting the Cherokees' rights.
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President Jackson supported Geeorgia's efforts to remove the Cherokee. He vowed to ignore the Supreme Courts ruling.
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How were the Seminole able to resist relocation?
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The Seminole resisted relocation by going to war against the United States.
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How was Georgia's policy toward the Cherokee different from the previous federal policy?
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This policy was different because the federal government recognize the Cherokee as a new nation Georgia ignored the Cherokee and wanted them out of their land.
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Cherokee's movement out of their land.
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1835 treaty with Cherokee--> 17,000 refused to sign the treaty--> General Winfield Scott came to remove the Cherokee from their homes and lead west--> Moved west (Trail of Tears)
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Which groups of Native Americans were located in Alabama? What does the inset map show? In what area of Florida was the Seminole reservation?
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The Creek and Seminole Native Americans lived in Alabama. The inset map shows Florida. This was the North and the Northeast of Florida.
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Veto
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reject
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Depression
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a period in which business and employment fall to a very low level
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Laissez-Faire
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the government that should interfere as little as possible in the nation's economy
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Log Cabin Campaign
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name given to William Henry Harrison's campaign for the presidency in 1840, from the Whigs' use of a log cabin as their symbol
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List Jackson's reasons for wanting "kill" the Bank of the United States.
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When the bill to renew the Bank's charter came to Jackson for signiture, he was sick in bed. Jackson said "The bank is trying to kill me. But I will kill it!" Jackson vetoed the bill.
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Why did president Van Buren do little to solve the nation's economic problems during the depression?
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He did little to solve the problem because he beleived in Laissez-Faire
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What tactics did the Whigs borrow from Jackson's campaign to win the election of 1840?
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The Whigs elected William Henry Harrison to run against President Van Buren.
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Painc of 1837 affected the presidency of Martin Van Buren.
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Panic--> People left jobs--> Democratic Party Split
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Do you think Bank of the United States portayed positively or negatively?
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This cartoon portrays the bank negatively because it seems to be attacking President Jackson. Also, it seems that President Jackson is killing the bank and the American People are being slaves of the President Jackson by pulling something.
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Joint Occupation
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people from both the United States and Great Britain could settle here
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Mountain Men
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people who spend most of their time in the Rocky Mountains
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Rendezous
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meeting place
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Emigrant
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left the United States to go to Oregon (export)
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Manifest Destiny
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overspread and posses the whole of the continent which provide has given us
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Name four countries that claimed parts of the Oregon Country
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Russia, Spain, United States, and Great Britain claimed Oregon Country
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How did the fur trade in Oregon aid Americans who began settling there?
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It was their livelihood because the skins were in the eastern United States. This attracted people to Oregon. People settled their with families to farm.
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How did the idea of Manifest Destiny help Americans justify their desire to extend the Untited States to the Pacific Ocean?
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The idea of a Manifest Destiny helped Americans justify their goal of controlling land all the way to the Pacific by allowing them to claim that it was the God-given right.
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Describe how the fur trade led to interest in Oregon.
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Cause: THe fur trade develops
Effect: New Oppratunities for finance and living |
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Do you think it provides a realisric portrayal of the journey west?
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Yes, the picure portrays a westward settlement because there's a small group traveling in a wagon with animals pulling the wagon.
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tejano
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mexicans who claimed Texas as their home
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Empresario
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The people who obtained these grants from the government and recruited the settlers
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Decree
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official order
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Annex
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take control of Texas
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Name 4 things that American settlers agreed to do in exchange for recieving land in Texas.
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Obey Mexican laws (no slaves), learn Spanish and Catholiscm and become Mexican citizens.
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Why did Northerners and Southerners disagree on the annexation of Texas?
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The Northerners thought it would add another slave state to the Union.
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How did the fall of the Alamo help case of Texas independence even though it was a defeat for Texans?
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Time was bought, so they had time to organize and the United States had more time to send troops over. Also, they fought to the last man. Plus, the saying "remember the Alamo" made them want to fight more.
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Three causes of the war between Mexico and Americans in Texas.
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-wanted slaves
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Battles in order (starting w/ earliest): Gonzalez, San Jactino, the Alamo and Goliad.
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Gonzalez, the Alamo, Goliad and San Jactino
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Rancho
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Huge properties for raising livestock set up by Mexican settlers in California
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Rancheros
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land/ranch owners
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Californios
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the Mexicans who lived in California
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Ceded
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give up a treaty
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According to the Mexican government, where did the border between Texas and Mexico lie?
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Nueces River (150 miles north of the Rio Grande
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Why did the Spanish establish missions in the Southwest? What hapened to the mission land after Mexico gained its independence?
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The Spanish established missions convert Native Americans into Catholics and prevent trade with other countries (mainly the French)
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Explain the meaning of "If the people [of California] should desire to unite their destiny with ours, they would be our brethren [brothers]."
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This sentence means that both Americans and Mexicans wanted to form their own country together.
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Polk's Strategy
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-Drive Mexicans out of the border
-Seize New Mexico and Calfornia -Conquer Mexico City and force Santa Anna Mexican areas |
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Forty-niners
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those who arrived in 1849 seeking gold
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Boomtown
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new communities
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Vigilantes
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people who took law into their own hands
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Why was Calfornia's entry into the Union delayed?
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The southerners wanted Calfornia to be a slave state, but California's constitution banned slavery.
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What steps did Californians take to apply for statehood? When was California admitted?
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The Calfornians chose representitives in September 1849 to write a constitution. When their constitution was approved, Californians elected a governor and state legislators. California was supposed to be a clave free state although, it would throw off the balance of the slave states and the slave free states. After congress worked it out six months later, California became a state. This was the Compromise of 1850.
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How might the history of California have been different if the Gold Rush had not happened?
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Less people would have come to California and it might not have become a state right away. Not as much business industries as well.
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How the Gold Rush helped California's economy.
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Agriculture, shipping and trade expanded to meet the miners needs for food and other goods.--California's population soared increasing from about 20,000 in 1848 to more than 220,000 only 4 years later.
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WHY DID THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTITIVES SELECT THE PRESIDENT IN THE 1824 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION?
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BECAUSE THE TWELFTH AMMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION STATED THAT WHEN NO CANDIDATE RECIEVED A MAJORITY OF ELECTORAL VOTES, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTITIVES SELECTS A PRESIDENT. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED WITH JACKSON, CRAWFORD, CLAY, AND ADAMS.
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WHAT ELECTION PRACTICES USED IN THE 1828 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN ARE STILL USED TODAY?
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PEOPLE WHO RUN FOR PRESIDENT TODAY STILL USE MUDLSINGING.
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WHAT WAS THE MAIN REASON PRESIDENT ADAMS WAS NOT POPULAR WITH THE DEMOCRATIC-REPUBLICANS?
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ADAMS WAS NOT POPULAR WITH THE DEMOCRATIC-REPUBLICANS BECAUSE HE HAD SUPPORT FROM MERCHANTS.
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CHANGES THAT TOOK PLACE IN THE POLITICAL SYSTEM UNDER ANDREW JACKSON.
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-JACKSON FIRED MANY FEDERAL WORKERS AND REPLACED THEM WITH HIS SUPPORTERS
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