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Westward Expansion 3/16/15 Flashcards

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What did federalist want and who supported them

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Wanted a strong federal government, Adams, wealthy plantation owners, also north and east

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What were the nation’s first two political parties

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Federalist and democratic republicans

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What did democratic republicans want and who supported them

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Wanted to limit government’s powers.Jefferson, small farmers , urban workers

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Secede

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Withdraw from the union

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What were the reasons for why Americans were moving west

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In search of land and adventure

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The Louisiana purchase ________ the size of the United States

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Double

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Federalist opposed the Louisiana purchase because

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They feared the new territory would become republican and take away power from the federalist

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What are three benefits of acquiring the Louisiana purchase

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  • Abundant land
  • US would control the entire Mississippi River
  • Acquire New Orleans
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Tribute

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Protection money

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Neutral rights

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The right to sail the seas and not take sides

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Impressment

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Practice of forcing people to serve in the Navy

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Embargo

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Prohibits trade with another country

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Warhawks

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Young Republicans elected to Congress wanted war with Britain pressured the president to war

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Nationalism

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Loyalty to their country

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How was America’s neutrality challenged

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Because they searched and seizures ships

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The embargo act was________

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Congress bended trade with other countries

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Who was Tecumseh and what did he do? Why was he upset with American settlers

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Powerful Shawnee chief, build a confederacy

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Why did Pres. Madison declare war against Britain after they ended their policy of search and seizure

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Because newest took long to travel and it didn’t get to Madison time

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Frigate

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War ships

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Privateer

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Armed private ships

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Why did the war Hawks no achieve the quick victory they had predicted

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Not ready
Military commanders were old
Units not properly trained

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The British sailed into Chesapeake bay in August 1814 why was this a low point for Americans

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The British burned buildings in d.c.

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What famous patriotic anthem was written during the battle of mchenry

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The star spangle baner

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Were was the final battle of the war of 1812 fought and who was the American leader

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New Orleans Andrew Jackson

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How did most Americans feel after the war of 1812

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Patriotic felt proud and self confident gained new respect from other nations

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Capital

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Money

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Free enterprise

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Economic system to buy and sell whatever you want

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Technology

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Scientific discoveries that simply k

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Cotton gin

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Machine that quickly and efficiently remove the seeds from the fiber

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Patent

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Gives inventor legal rights to the invention in its profits

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Interchangeable parts

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Identical machine parts that could be quickly put together to make a complete product

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Where did the Industrial Revolution first begin? Where do you live again in the United States

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Great Britain new England colonies

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What were four important changes that occurred this revolution

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Patterns are mood cities grew factories new technology

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What two things are necessary to a strong industrial growth

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An economic system

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The growth of towns and cities where spurred by __________

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Growth of factories and trade

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What were advantages of newly developed city’s

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More jobs steady wages cities grew new libraries

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Census

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The official count of a population

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Canal

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Artificial waterway for transportation and travel

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Why did the Congress approve funds for national Road and why was it important to the national growth

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Military necessity And it connected areas of the mid west and east

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What did steamboats improve

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The transport of goods and passengers

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What the Eire canal and what did it do

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A canal and it connected New York and the Great Lake region

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Why did pioneer families travel West

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To make a new life for themselves and their families

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Sectionalism

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Loyalty to their region

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International improvements

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Federal state and privately funded projects such as transportation

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American system

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Program of international improvements national Bank roads and canals

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Disarmament

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The removal of weapon along important parts of the border

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Demilitarize

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A border without armed forces

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What for issues created sectional conflict

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Slavery Terriff national bank International involvements

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Who were the three powerful voices that emerged in the Congress in the early 1800s

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John c. Clan hound, Daniel Webster, Henry Clay

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Describe the Missouri compromise. What did it decide

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Provided admission of Missouri as slave stated and main a free state

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Who came up with the American system? What did it do?

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Henry clay It was a speech and included a protected tariffs. a program of internal improvements especially the building of roads and canals to simulate trade and the national bank

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Pres. Monroe’s Munro’s doctrine what does he born other nations of regarding foreign-policy’s?

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While the US would not interfere with any existing European colonies

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