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he invented the steel plow

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John Deere

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he invented a much-improved sewing machine

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Elias Howe

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he won the Battle of Lake Erie

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Oliver Hazard Perry

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he served as director of the National Bank

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Nicholas Biddle

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he invented the reaper

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Cyrus McCormick

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he invested in laying a transatlantic cable

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Cyrus Field

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he improved the power loom

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Francis Cabot Lowell

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he won the Battle of Fallen Timbers

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Anthony Wayne

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he won the Battle of Tippecanoe

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William Henry Harrison

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he developed the first successful steamboat

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Robert Fulton

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the first state of the Northwest Territory to be admitted to the Union

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Ohio

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settled the boundary between Canada and the United States

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Webster-Ashburton Treaty

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wrote the words to the “Star-Spangled Banner” at Ft. McHenry

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Francis Scott Key

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the last great battle of the War of 1812

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Battle of New Orleans

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the most significant development of the transportation revolution

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train (steam locomotive)

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a closed meeting of party leaders to choose a presidential candidate

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caucus

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this country sold Florida to U.S. in 1819

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Spain

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the idea that a state could cancel a federal law

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nullification doctrine

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allowed New York City to become the lead commercial center of the nation

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canals

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president that vetoed the Bank Charter Bill in 1832

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Andrew Jackson

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the practical use of scientific knowledge

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technology

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this agreement admitted Maine to the Union as a free state

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Missouri Compromise

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first frontier state to be admitted to the Union

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Kentucky

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President Jefferson sent warships to this nation when the ruler demanded a higher tribute

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Tripoli

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he invented the telegraph

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Samuel Morse

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the year of the Louisiana Purchase

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1803

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senator from Massachusetts considered the greatest orator in Congress

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Daniel Webster

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he proposed the Compromise Tariff of 1833

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Henry Clay

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Northwest Ordinance of 1787 provided for this

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plan of government

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year of the Missouri Compromise

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1820

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destruction of this crop caused a famine in Ireland

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potato

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political party formed out of dislike for President Jackson

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Whig

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country that sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States

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France

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country that forced U.S. sailors to serve on warships

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Great Britain

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convention held during the War of 1812 that gave rise to the issue of states’ rights

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Hartford Convention

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killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel

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Aaron Burr

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required all public lands be paid for in silver and gold

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Specie Circular

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fastest overland communication service before the telegraph

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Pony Express

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trail through the Cumberland Gap used by settlers to travel west

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Wilderness Road

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famous author who used his experience as a steamboat pilot to write books such as “Life on the Mississippi”

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Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain)

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explored the southern half of the Louisiana Territory

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Zebulon Pike

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Indian guide that traveled with Lewis and Clark

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Sacagawea

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policy that warned European powers against interfering in the Western Hemisphere

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Monroe Doctrine

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group of patriots that called for war with Great Britain, leading to the War of 1812

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War Hawks

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act that required American Indians living on lands east of the Mississippi River to move farther west

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Indian Removal Act

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a person who risks personal loss to develop and market new products or ideas

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entrepreneur

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act passed by President Jefferson that limited exports with Europe

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Embargo Act

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he led the way to Kentucky through the Cumberland Gap

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Daniel Boone

49
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why Americans wanted to move further west in the early 1800s

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land was becoming scarce, and Americans desired greater opportunities

50
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how the United States proved herself to be a major world power

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declared herself the protector of liberty in the Western Hemisphere

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how the Tariff of 1828 caused division in the United States

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increased the North’s profit at the expense of the South

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how Francis Lowell brought higher standards to U.S. factories

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he implemented Christian principles to bring benefits to his employees

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how technology was helpful to the United States

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general living conditions of the American family were improved

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