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louisiana purchase

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paid 15 million for the big land in the middle of the country.

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embargo

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restriction on trade

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jay’s treaty

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britain agreed to leave its forts that were occupied in the northwest territory

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missouri compromise

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missouri would be a free state as well as part of northern massachusetts became maine

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significance war of 1812

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british encouraged indians to attack us as well as committing the practice of impressment. these led us to want to attack

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lewis and clark expedition

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their expedition go them to the pacific ocean

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significance of louisiana purchase

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doubled the size of our country and concerned people bc we had never purchased foreign affairs before

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significance of embargo act

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stopped trade with britain and france. Angered new englanders would mostly made money through trade. this did not effect the british or french

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significance of missouri compromise

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states north of the 36, 30 border would be free and south of it would be slave. this caused major issues for years to come obviously

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significance of jay’s treaty

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caused controversy because some thought the treaty contained no protection for american shipping while others felt it was a betrayal of revolutionary ideals, a sell out to the hated british

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impressment

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act of forcing people into military service

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why the battle of new orleans happen

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they signed the treaty of chant for peace two weeks before but news didn’t reach the camps

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in battle of new orleans what happened

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british were cocky and attacked well positioned americans. the americans killed them in an hour casualties were 2,036 to 21 in favor of america

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significance of lewis and clark

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made contact and improved relations with native americans, and gathered information about the lands natural resources

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republican virtues

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things the new society would adapt

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what are the republican virtues

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sacrificing individual needs for the good of the community, self-reliance, industry, frugality, and harmony

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significance of republican virtues

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people started upholding these virtues and everything done in society was held to these standard, this was big for the women as far as them getting mad for these not being done to them

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cotton gin

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machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers

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how many effects did cotton gin have on the society

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4

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first effect of cotton gin

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pound for pound of cotton skyrocketed, and with it then amount of cotton planted for harvest

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2nd effect of cotton gin

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became southern planters major crop bc it became so easy to produce

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3rd effect of cotton gin

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alabama, mississippi, louisiana, and texas became settled quickly because of people looking for land to grow cotton

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4th effect of cotton gin

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amount of slaves increased rapidly because of the need for people to work the rapidly growing cotton industry

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turnpike

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new roads made by companies that required you to pay a toll to use them. at points on the road they put up a gate to block the road for you to pay, hence turnpike when they let u through

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significance of turnpike

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changed travel for years

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second great awakening

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great religious movement of early 1800s

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what sparked the second great awakening

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pressures of a changing society

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industrial revolution

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beginning in britian in the late 1700s, to increase production by using powered sources other than humans or animals

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trans appalachia

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area west of the appalachian mountains

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erie canal

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canal in new york, completed in 1825 that linked the hudson river with lake erie

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adams - onís treaty

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1819 treaty between the US and spain in which spain gave florida to the US

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revival

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a gathering where people are “revived”, or brought back to religious life

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wilderness road

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road built in the 1770s that became the main route across the appalachians

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denomination

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a religious branch such as catholicism

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interchangeable parts

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a system of manufacturing in which all parts are made to an exact standard for easy mass assembly

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McCulloch vs Maryland

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1819 case in which the supreme court ruled that congress has the authority to take actions necessary to fulfill its constitutional duties

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labor union

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organization of workers formed to protect the interest of its members

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spoils system

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system or practice of giving appointed offices as rewards from the successful party in an election; name for the patronage system under president jackson

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secede

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to withdraw formally from membership in a group or organization

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indian removal act of 1830

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1830 law calling for the forced movement of native americans to west of the mississippi

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urban

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relating to a city

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free enterprise system

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economic system in which companies compete for profits

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market revolution

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shift from a home-based economy to one based on money and the buying and selling of goods

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industrialization

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growth of industry

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monroe doctrine

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declaration by president monroe in 1823 that the united states would oppose efforts b any outside power to control a nation in the western hemisphere

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emancipation

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freeing of enslaved people

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utopian community

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a small society dedicated to perfection in social and political conditions

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suffrage

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the right to vote

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temperance movement

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an organized campaign to eliminate alcohol consumption

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discrimination

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unequal treatment of a group of people because of their nationality, race, sex, or religion

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abolitionist movement

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movement to end slavery

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seneca falls convention

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the first women’s rights convention in US history held in 1848

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naturalize

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to apply for and be granted american citizenship

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underground railroad

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network of escape routes that provided protection and transportation for slaves fleeing north to freedom

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gag rule

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rule passed by the house in 1836 prohibiting antislavery petitions from being read or acted upon

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presidio

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fort built on southwest by spanish

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annex

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join or attach

58
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great plains

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vast grassland between the mississippi river and the rocky mountains

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texas war for independence

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successful revolt by texas against mexican rule

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boom town

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town that has experienced rapid growth

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santa fe trail

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trail linking independence missouri and santa fe new mexico in the mid 1800s

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nomad

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person who continually migrates instead of living permanety in one place

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mountain man

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an american fur trader who explored the rocky mountains and regions farther west in the early 1800’s

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gadsden purchase

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1853 purchase by the united states of southwestern lands from mexico

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battle of the alamo

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capture by mexican troops of a texas held mission in san antonio in 1836

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california gold rush

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mass migration to california following the discovery of gold in 1848

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oregon trail

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trail linking independence missouri and oregon, used by many pioneers during the 1840s

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manifest destiny

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argument that the united states was destined to expand across north america

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fugitive slave act

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part of the compromise of 1850, a law ordering all citizens of the united states to assist in the return of slaves

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nativism

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movement to ensure that american born people get better treatment than immigrants

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states’ rights

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theory that states have the right to nullify acts if the federal government and even to leave the union if they wish to do so

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kansas - nebraska act

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1854 law that called on citizens in each territory to decide the issue of slavery there

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scott vs standford

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1857 supreme court decision that declared slaves not to be citizens and overturned the Missouri compromise

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free soiler

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person dedicated to preventing the expansion of slavery into the western territories

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border states

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In the civil war, the states between the north and south; delaware, maryland, kentucky, and missouri

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lower south

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texas, luisianna, mississippi, alabama, florida, georgia, and south carolina

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upper south

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virginia, north carolina, tennessee, and arkansas

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arsenal

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place where weapons are made or stored

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prejudice

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an unreasonable, usually favorable opinion of another group

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confederate states of america

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association of seven seceding southern states, formed in 1861

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