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One of the First Two Political Parties; Founded by Alexander Hamilton

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Federalists

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One of the First two political parties; founded by Thomas Jefferson

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Democratic Republicans

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were owners of small farms that supported republican reforms during Reconstruction

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SCALAWAGS

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The two groups of immigrants widely used during construction of the transcontinental railroad were the ___________________ and ______________.

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IRISH AND CHINESE

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The invention of _____________________ brings an end to the glory days of the Cowboy in the American West

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BARBED WIRE

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The ___________________ was an undeclared naval war between France and the United States.

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QUASI WAR

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___________________ turns the Standard Oil Company into on of the first great trusts in the US.

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ROCKEFELLER

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_________________ is credited with starting the public school movement in Massachusetts and the rest of the US.

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MANN

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Andrew Carnegie developed the theory of the ____________________; meaning the wealthy should give away large portions of their fortunes to charity.

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GOSPEL OF WEALTH

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A group of New England Federalist known as the _____________________, threatened to secede over the acquisition of new territory.

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ESSEX JUNTO

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The book __________________ by _________________ is often referred to as a major cause of the Civil War

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UNCLE TOM’S CABIN, STOWE

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_________________ led a slave rebellion in the south that led to the passing of very strict slave codes.

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NAT TURNER

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“Fifty-four Forty or Fight,” refers to a boundary dispute between the US and Great Britain over the future state of ___________________.

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OREGON

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The impeachment of Supreme Court Justice _____________________ proved that justices could only be removed for criminal behavior

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CHASE

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With the passage of the ___________________ the federal government attempted to assimilate Native Americans into White culture. It resulted in more alienation than assimilation.

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DAWES ACT

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____________________ refers to the idea that states should be able void laws passed by the federal government

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NULLIFICATION

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_______________ is the founder of the Mormon religion, and _______________ leads the Mormons west to _______________ to avoid persecution.

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SMITH, YOUNG

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The _____________________ told European nations to stay out of the affairs of the western hemisphere, and in return the US would stay out of the affairs of the eastern hemisphere

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MONROE DOCTRINE

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____________________ invents the telephone

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BELL

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Many European Immigrants were processed through ______________________ and many Asian Immigrants were processed through _______________________.

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ELLIS ISLAND, ANGEL ISLAND

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As Chief Justice of the Supreme Court during the early 1800’s, ________________ played a major role in increasing the power of the federal government over the states

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MARSHALL

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General _________________ introduced total war during his infamous “March to the Sea.”

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SHERMAN

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______________ is considered the turning point of the Civil War, because the south loses more soldiers during this battle than it could ever replace.

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GETTYSBURG

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________________ campaigned for the better treatment of prisoners and the insane

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DIX

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amendment that guaranteed citizenship/equal protection to African Americans

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14

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____________________ refers to the theory that only the fittest members of society should survive and prosper

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SOCIAL DARWINISM

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___________________ was a union that could strike successfully because it only organized skilled workers.

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AFL

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_______________ made a fortune consolidating small railroads after the Civil War.

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VANDERBILT

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Andrew Jackson and his supporters were outraged after the election of 1824. They came together and formed the _____________________.

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DEMOCRATIC PARTY

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Reconstruction ended when ____________________ promised to remove ____________ from the south in order to be elected president. This deal is known as the _____________________.

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HAYES, TROOPS, COMPROMISE OF 1877

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amendment that ended slavery

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13

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the __________________ riot ruins the reputation of the Knights of Labor

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HAYMARKET SQUARE

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____________________ invented the steel plow, and _______________ invented the mechanical reaper.

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DEERE, MCCORMICK

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_____________________ tried to capture the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry and start a slave rebellion.

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LINCOLN

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During the Civil War a ________________ referred to a slave state that did not leave the Union.

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BORDER STATE

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___________________ were northerners who moved south after the Civil War

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CARPETBAGGERS

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____________ is known as the great compromiser in US History.

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CLAY

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The battle of _________________ brings an end to Native American resistance to white settlement of the Great Plains region

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WOUNDED KNEE

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_______________ was the state that threatened to secede over the so called “tariff of abominations.”

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SOUTH CAROLINA

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The ____________________ was formed in 1854 to oppose the westward expansion of slavery and the Kansas Nebraska Act.

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REPUBLICAN

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___________________ was a Senator that was almost canned to death for giving an anti-slavery speech.

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SUMNER

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Robert Fulton is most remembered for inventing the __________________.

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STEAMBOAT

42
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________________ is remembered as a famous business consolidator of the post-Civil War industrial period.

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MORGAN

43
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_______________ was the American hero at the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812.

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ANDREW JACKSON

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______________ was the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad

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TUBMAN

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During the early 1800’s many _____________________ immigrants came to America. They usually came with some money and were able to settle in the Midwest

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GERMAN

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_______________ starts one of the most famous settlement houses in America known as ___________________, to help immigrants.

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JANE ADDAMS, HULL HOUSE

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___________ was the leading black abolitionist because of his ability to read and write

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DOUGLASS

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__________________ brings electricity into homes and businesses

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EDISON

49
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The period of rebuilding after the Civil War is known as ____________________________

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RECONSTRUCTION

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The election of Thomas Jefferson is known as the _______________________, because it shows the peaceful transfer of power from one political party to another.

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REVOLUTION OF 1800

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Jefferson’s response to the British kidnapping was to pass the _______________, which halted all trade with Europe.

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EMBARGO ACT

52
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The election of John Quincy Adams in 1824 is known as the _____________________, because it looked like Adams made a deal with Henry Clay in order to get elected

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CORRUPT BARGAIN

53
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The two railroads that constructed the transcontinental railroad were the ___________________ and ______________________.

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UNION PACIFIC AND CENTRAL PACIFIC

54
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According to the Missouri Compromise _____________ would enter the Union as a slave state and _______________________ would come in as a free state.

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MISSOURI, MAINE

55
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The election of _____________________ in 1860 causes the first seven states to secede from the Union. __________________ is the first to secede

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LINCOLN, SOUTH CAROLINA

56
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______________________ used vertical immigration to create a monopoly in the American steel industry

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CARNEGIE

57
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During the early 1800’s many ___________________ immigrants came to America to flee a potato famine.

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IRISH

58
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The __________________ was established by the federal government to provide former slaves with food, clothing, shelter, and education after the Civil War.

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FREEDMAN’S BUREAU

59
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Name of the system that trapped poor African Americans on land they did not own with little hope of advancement.

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Debt Peonage

60
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The _________________ were one of the first two political parties. They were formed to support the North and the ideas of Alexander Hamilton

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FEDERALISTS

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The court case of ________________________ said that the Cherokee Indians had rights to their land

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WORCESTER V. GEORGIA

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The ____________________ is considered the first time women organized themselves in support of suffrage. It was led by ________________ and _______________.

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SENECA FALLS, MOTT, STANTON

63
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Andrew Jackson was a big supporter of the __________________. Placing friends and political supporters in government jobs

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SPOILS SYSTEM

64
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________________ is the idea that people living in future states should decide the issue of slavery for themselves.

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POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY

65
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The _____________________ provided 160 acres of free land for anyone willing to move west and live on the land for five years

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HOMESTEAD ACT

66
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A _______________ is a tax on imports

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TARIFF

67
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________________________ referred to organizations in cities that provided immigrants with food, shelter, and jobs, in exchange for votes.

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POLITICAL MACHINES

68
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The Presidency of James Monroe is known as the __________________, because of high nationalism and the existence of only one political party after the War of 1812

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ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS

69
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amendment that stated the right to vote could not be denied based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude

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70
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______________ is a term that refers to the state wide civil war that breaks out in the Midwestern US after popular sovereignty fails in that state.

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BLEEDING KANSAS

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The two major causes of the War of 1812 were British Impressments, and the Battle of __________________ where it was discovered the British were supplying Native Americans with weapons

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TIPPECANOE

72
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The group of congressmen led by Thaddeus Stevens and Charles Sumner that wanted to guarantee the right of African Americans to vote were known as the ________________________.

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RADICAL REPUBLICANS

73
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President Jefferson acquired the __________________ from France. It more than doubled the size of the US and gave us control of the Mississippi River.

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PINCKNEY’S TREATY

74
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Prior to the War of 1812, the British kidnapped American sailors, a practice known as ________________________________.

A

IMPRESSMENTS

75
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__________________ invents the air breaks

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WESTINGHOUSE

76
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____________________ was an organization formed in support of freeing the slaves and moving them to Liberia

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ACS

77
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Samuel Morse created instant communication with his invention of the _________________.

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TELEGRAPH/MORSE CODE

78
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_____________ is a term that refers to the strong dislike of foreigners.

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NATIVISM

79
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The court case of ____________________________ established the principle of Judicial Review.

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MARBURY V MADISON

80
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The _______________________ is name of the compromise that brings California into the Union as a free state

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1850

81
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The _____________________ Treaty gives Florida to the US.

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ADAMS ONIS

82
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___________________ was the first president to be impeached after he violated the ________________________ Act.

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JOHNSON, TENURE OF OFFICE ACT

83
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The _____________________ were one of the first two political parties. They were formed to support the South and the ideas of Thomas Jefferson.

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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICANS

84
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The __________________ were abolitionists that saw first hand the horrors of slavery because they were raised on a plantation

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GRIMKE SISTERS

85
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_______________ was the infamous POW camp in the South where thousands of people died during the civil war

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ANDERSONVILLE

86
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____________________ invents the refrigerated rail car

A

SWIFT

87
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The battle of ____________________ is a turning point in the Civil War, because after this battle the Union controlled all of the Mississippi River.

A

VICKSBURG

88
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The ___________________ was an event that occurred during the Presidency of George Washington. It proved the federal government would use force if necessary to enforce the laws it passed

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WHISKEY REBELLION

89
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___________ was the leading white abolitionist. He wrote “The Liberator,” and focused on making slavery a moral issue.

A

GARRISON

90
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___________________ refers to the idea that God had given the North American continent to Americans and wanted them to settle western land.

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MANIFEST DESTINY

91
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The ________________ was a piece of land added to the US in order to build a southern route for the transcontinental railroad.

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GADSDEN PURCHASE

92
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___________________ was a name given to a group of western senators that strongly supported going to war with GB.

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WAR HAWKS

93
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The Missouri Compromise created the ________________________. Slavery could exist below it, but was outlawed above it.

A

36-30

94
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_____________________ was a union that organized unskilled workers; it relayed on ____________ because of its inability to strike

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KNIGHTS OF LABOR, BOYCOTTS

95
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The Treaty of ____________________ ends the War of 1812

A

GHENT

96
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___________________ was the head of the infamous Tammany Hall Machine

A

TWEED

97
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The battle of __________________ is better known as Custer’s Last Stand.

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LITTLE BIG HORN

98
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The _____________________ was a supreme court case that said that slaves were nothing but property and could be taken into any state at anytime.

A

DRED SCOTT

99
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Prior to the election of Andrew Jackson, most states lifted the ______________ requirement to be able to vote.

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PROPERTY

100
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The __________________ was a movement that tried to get Americans to rededicate themselves to God. It was led by Charles G. Finney

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2ND GREAT AWAKENING

101
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Eli Whitney’s invention of the _________________ strongly increased the need for slaves in the pre-civil war south

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COTTON GIN

102
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XYZ Affair, Quasi War, and Alien and Sedition Acts are all associated with this President

A

Adams

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