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thomas jefferson

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first secretary of state, leader of the democratic republicans.

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alexander hamilton

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first secretary of treasury, led the federalists.

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whiskey rebellion

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congress taxes whiskey so farmers get upset because they can no longer profit and rebel. they were crushed by the federal army showing that it is working.

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french revolution

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declares war against all monarchies, including britain.

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jays treaty

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avoids war with britain, kidnappings continue. treaty between the us and britain, negotiated by john jay. it accepted britain’s right to stop neutral ships and required the us government to pay the pre-revolutionary war debts. in return, it allowed americans to accuse illegal seizures and required the british to remove their troops and indian agents from the northwest.

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election of 1796

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john adams as the federalist candidate, thomas jefferson as the democratic republican canidate. john adams wins meaning there is a federalist president and a democratic republican vice president.

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alien and sedation acts

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allows the president to kick out foreign citizens if at war with their country and banned opposition to the party in power. made in order to prepare for a war they thought they would have with france.

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virginia and kentucky resolutions

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if the federal government makes a law that is unconstitutional, the states don’t have to follow it. response the the alien and sedition acts.

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revolution of 1800

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peaceful transfer or power in the election of 1800, remarkable for a young nation that there was no civil war.

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marbury v. madison

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many new judges were appointed by john adams near the end of his term, one of which was marbury who didn’t get his paperwork before thomas jefferson was elected. john marshall decides he doesn’t get the job and establishes judicial review.

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john marshall

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federalist, all decisions strengthen the federal government, chief justice.

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judicial review

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only the supreme court can decide if laws are constitutional.

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lousisana purchase

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thomas jefferson buys the louisiana area from napoleon for 15 million because france owned louisiana and britain owned canada so if they went to war america would be roped in.

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uss chesapeake

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first naval ship seized (non-merchant). takes 4 us soldiers and say they’re deserters.

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embargo act of 1807

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will not export us goods to europe. ships bound for foreign ports cannot leave.

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non-intercourse act

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opens trade back up with other european countries, no trade with britain and france until neutrality is respects.

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macon’s bill 2

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whoever respects neutrality first (france or britain) will have trade with us. napoleon agrees and trade opens with france, closes with britain.

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warhawks

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congressmen who push for war. john c calhoun (south) and henry clay (west).

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north’s political party early on

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federalist

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south’s political party early on

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democratic republican

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treaty of ghent

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ends war of 1812, establishes the state that existed before the war.

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battle of new orleans

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fought two weeks after the end of the war, the us wins and andrew jackson becomes a war hero.

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hartford convention

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federalists meet to discuss how to prevent this in the future. wanted to change the constitution and make major changes in the country and consider threatening secession. don’t like how much power the south holds.

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era of good feelings

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only one political party. nationalism and unity.

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american system

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proposed by henry clay. strong national bank, raise taxes on imports, internal improvements. similar to federalists ideas.

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lewis and clark expedition (corps of discovery)

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lewis and clark explored the new louisiana territory.

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mccolloch vs maryland

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a case that denied the right of states to tax the national bank and declaring that national law trumps state law when they contradict.

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barbary states

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federal government paid these north african states to protect us merchant ships in that area. they wanted more pay which thomas jefferson denied, causing the us ships to be attacked by barbary pirates and the us navy fought them for 4 years. increased pay happened eventually.

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tullmage amendment

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proposal that slavery would be banned in missouri after 25 years. debated because it could abolish slavery in all states.

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john quincy adams

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secretary of state during the era of good feelings and eventually president. he was a federalist but transferred into a dem rep (still believed in central government.

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rush-bagot treaty

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with britain, limits the amount of ships in the great lakes.

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adams-onis treaty

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gains florida from spain, establishes the south and west border.

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monroe doctrine

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a document mostly written by john quincy adams. us separation from european conflicts and europe stays out of the western hemisphere (except existing colonies).

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gibbons v ogden

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ogden has a monopoly of trade in new york and consequently new jersey. he can’t have this because it was given to him by new york and this is interstate. set the precedent that congress could regulate interstate commerce.

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tariffs

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a tax on imports to the country.

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bank of the united states

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a central bank proposed by alexander hamilton and established in 1791 to stabilize the countries economy and unite the country.

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speculation

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buying something cheap in hopes to sell it for more.

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specie

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backs the dollar, makes it worth something.

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panic of 1819

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first widespread financial crisis in the us.

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missouri compromise

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missouri becomes a slave state, maine is established and is a free state.

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36 30 parallel

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divides the louisiana purchase, north can’t have slavery but south can creating balance.

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washington’s farewell address

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washington’s speech at the end of his presidency warning american citizens of the dangers of political parties and foreign affairs.

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xyz affair

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american negotiators refused to pay a bribe to the french, leading to an undeclared war and paused trade.

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market revolution

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advancements in agriculture, industry, and transportation led to the linking of northern industries with farms in the south and west.

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eli whitney

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inventor that created interchangeable parts, originally for military but later allowed the assembly line and factory system causing the industry to take off. also created the cotton gin leading to more shipping of cotton.

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nativists

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stereotypical of new religions and culture brought by immigrants, abuse and discrimination of immigrants.

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cult of domescisity

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belief that a woman’s purpose was to make a home and raise children while her husband did the “real work.” mainly existed in middle class.

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sectionalism 1824

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end of the era of good feelings, two parties restablished.

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candidates in the elcection of 1824

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north: john quincy adams and daniel webster; south: william crawford and john c calhoun; west: henry clay and andrew jackson.

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john quincy adams beliefs

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more nationalist, american system.

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daniel webster beliefs

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traditional northern values.

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william crawford beliefs

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typical southern beliefs.

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john c calhoun beliefs

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warhawk, southern mentality, protects slavery.

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henry clay beliefs

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american system, warhawk, not typical western beliefs, nationalist.

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andrew jackson beliefs

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war hero, no clear opinions.

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democrats

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led by andrew jackson. state rights, free trade, against corporate monopolies, against high tariffs, against national bank.

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whigs

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led by henry clay. strong central government, national bank, protective tariffs, federally funded internal improvements, against immigrants crime and andrew jackson.

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rise of the common man

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more and more people get involved in politics. newspapers, education, decreasing land requirements.

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who won election of 1824

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john quincy adams

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who won election of 1828

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andrew jackson

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first industrial revolution

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transfer from mostly agricultural economy to manufacturing.

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tariff of abomination

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very high tariff passed in 1828. reduced foreign competition with american manufacturing, in the interest of the north and the disinterest of the south.

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webster-haynes debates

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arguments over whether or not the us has the power to enforce laws or if the states can nullify them.

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indian removal act of 1830

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indians were on land whites wanted, jackson says they must move to prevent attacks on them. four of the five tribes move, the cherokee don’t.

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worcester v georgia

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constitution does not define the relationship between natives and settlers, supreme court decides they should not be forced to move.

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trail of tears

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forces cherokee to move from their ancestral land. many die, between 2000 and 4000.

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election of 1832

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henry clay vs. andrew jackson, andrew jackson wins.

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roger b. taney

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jackson’s third secretary of treasury who agrees to move the money he wants.

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specie circular act

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need specie to buy land, severely slows down the economy.

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panic of 1837

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triggered by a sharp reduction in credit to the us, a cash shortage caused a panic and eventually a depression.

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pet banks

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22 state banks that received national deposits after jackson vetoed the recharter of the second national bank. they gave many loans because they had a lot more money quickly.

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who won the election of 1836

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martin van burden

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independent treasury act

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takes federal deposits and puts them in a vault. keeps federal government out of debt but society struggles.

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who won the election of 1840

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william henry harrison who quickly died, vp john tyler becomes president.

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panic of 1819

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the second bank of the us tightened its lending policies in order to control inflations. many state banks had to close because of lack of funds and decreased demand for us goods was occurring, so employment decreased, bankruptcies increased, and many people were unable to pay debts.

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what were the factions the dem reps spit into?

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democrats and national republicans.

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nullification crisis

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caused by the tariff of abomination. john c calhoun developed nullification, saying if a state argued a federal law was unconstitutional, they could ignore it.

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force bill

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passed by andrew jackson after south carolina threatened to secede, allowed the president to use military force against states that refused to comply with federal tax and tariff laws.

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second bank of the united states

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established in 1816, good because it stabilized the economy.

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treaty of echota

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cherokee agreed with the us to exchange land in the east with land in the west.

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second party system

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whigs and democrats

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romanticism

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replaced rationality of the enlightenment. change in architecture, literature, and art to e more beautiful and emotional.

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hudson river school

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art that portrayed untouched lands in the west with hints of encroachment.

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transcendentalism

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american philosophy that emerged, rooted in beauty and power of nature, belief in human perfectibility.

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ralph waldo emerson

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transcendentalist that emphasized individualism.

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henry davidson thoreau

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trancensdalist who tested his beliefs by living alone in nature for two years, then wrote walden.

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shakers

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christians, mostly in kentucky, didn’t believe in male and female relations so they died out because they didn’t have kids.

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oneida

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perfect equality, one big family.

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samuel slater

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father of the american factory system, brought ideas and secrets over from britain.

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lowell factory girls

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young women, unmarried, no children. highly regulated as society isn’t ready for women’s roles to change.

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toll roads

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good regarding westward expansion, bad for farmers moving crops.

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canals

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down and up the river because of steamboats but still can’t go where rivers don’t, so they built these.

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erie canal

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only profitable canal as it is in a good location, nyc to no.

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railroads

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first built in 1828, by 1860 ther are 30,000 miles or track, 75% north.

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the second great awakening

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protestant christian religious revivals emphasizing righteousness, personal restrains, and moral behavior that will lead to salvation.

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camp meetings

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multiple preachers a day for multiple days in the second great awakening.

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charles grandson finney

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preacher in the second great awakening, very focused on awakening emotion and on the audience, used plain language everyone understood.

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nat turners rebellion

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organized slave revolt in virginia, turner believed God had chosen him to lead this revolt. killed many masters then were killed.

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amisted

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ship of enslaved people being sold that killed many whites.

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us v amistad

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africans on the amistad represented by john quincy, they won.

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mormon church

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founded by joseph smith, claims God told him that the church of Jesus Christ strayed from the truth and he should reform it.

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brigham young

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second prophet and leader of the mormons.

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american temperance society

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founded in 1826 to prevent consumption of alcohol.

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william lloyd garrison

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published an abolitionist newspaper called the liberator. believed slavery needed to be fought by moral persuasion, not violence. led to the establishment of the anti-slavery society.

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fredrick douglas

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escaped slave, published the narrative of the life of fredrick douglas explaining the slavery experience and the dehumanization with it.

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seneca falls convention

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led by elizabeth cady stanton and lucretia mott, created the declaration of sentiments and resolutions.

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belief of public school reform

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educated children will have better opportunities in the future leading to a better society.

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penitary reform

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individual cells for solitary reflection, skylights for the eyes of God, prisoners can change.

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dorothea dix

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advocate for asylum reform, believed mentally ill people shouldn’t go to the same place as criminals.

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phrenology

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reading of the scalp to find characteristics. exercises to fix these characteristics.

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astor place riots

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american vs irish actor for macbeth, irish got the part, people rioted.

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minstrel shows

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white men painted their faces black and acted as they thought slaves would.

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noah webster

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wrote the dictionary, created a unique american language.

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city planning

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put parks in cities to give people and idea of nature.

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spoils system

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political corruption where a political party rewards its supporters with favors, often spots in public office. demonstrated by andrew jackson.

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