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what was the single biggest real estate deal in history bought by Thomas Jefferson?

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The Louisiana Territory

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What Spanish controlled territory did Monroe take over?

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Florida

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What did the meteorite create when it smashed into the Appalachian mountains?

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Cumberland gap

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Why was Monroes inaugration outdoors?

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The inauguration building was destroyed by the British in the war of 1812

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What were Monroes two cabinet positions?

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Secretary of state

Secratary of war

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What did James Monroe help negotiate during Jeffersons term in office?

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Purchase of New Orleans

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What broke Monroes relationship with Washington?

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The Proclamation of Neutrality

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Who was Jaems Monroes mentor?

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Jefferson

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What was the new invention that wound transform the Mississippi River?

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The steamboat

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What was the march of a thousand miles called?

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The Trail of Tears

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What major state was Americas greatest prize?

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California

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What commodity did Lewis and Clarks heroic expedition uncover

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beavers

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What did Monroe cut off from the european colonization and what was it called

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The western hemisphere

it was known as the monroe doctrine

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Socially how was Jefferson different?

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he was of a lower class

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what battle made Jefferson a rock star?

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Battle of New Orleans

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What was Jeffersons plan for war of 1812

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exterminate indians

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Why was jeffersons inaug called a people inaug?

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The whitehouse was open to all people

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What was Jacksons American Indian policy?

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an abuse of his power

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How did Jefferson change relationship of presidency and congress?

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He strengthened presidenct power

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What was Jeffersons opinion on US bank?

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He wanted to decentralize it

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Why was Jackson called King Jackson?

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He used his veto power

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What were JQA accomplishments in secratary of state?

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Aquisition of Florida

Architect of Monroe Doctrine

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Who defeated JQA in presidentual race?

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Jackson

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What was JQA exclusive position as president?

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A representative in the House of Representatives

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US vs Amistad arguement
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What party was James Madison a member of?
The Democratic Republic
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Why was Madison qualified for presidency?
Veteran, Virginian, and Constitution creation helper
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Why is the War of 1812 a disaster?
Lots of men were lost
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What ended the War of 1812?
Treaty of Ghent
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What was the impact of the War of 1812?
Jefferson became a hero
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Who were the War Hawks?
Those pushing for War
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Why go to War in 1812?
British impressment, Canada want, US expansion into Indian Territory
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What role did the Native Americans play in the War of 1812?
The resisted and abandoned the ways of the whites
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What section of US opposed war and why? What party opposed war?
Northern States, because they relied on trade with Britain. | federalists were against war
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The economy of the Southern United States was based on...
Agriculture
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The main purpose of the Tariff of 1816 was...
Aid American Industry
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Eli Whitney is best know for his invention of the....
Cottin Gin
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What was the economy of the northern United States based on?
Economy
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What statement describes a cause of the Industrial Revolution?
Inventors develop ways to generate power from fast-moving streams and coal.
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The Monroe doctrine did what?
warned European powers not to interfere with the affairs of the western hemisphere
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What was the result of the Supreme Court decision in McCulloch v. Maryland?
It strengthened the federal governments control over the economy
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The Missouri Compromise did what?
maintained the balance of slave states and free states
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What is Nationalism?
A belief in placing national intrests above regional concerns
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Which agreement gave the United States control over Florida?
The Adam-Onís Treaty
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What political party was formed by supporters of Andrew Jackson?
Democratic Republican Party
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Which Native American group walked the Trail of Tears?
The Cherokee
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What was the result,of the Trail of Tears?
More than a quarter of the Cherokee people died on this forced march
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What was Andrew Jacksons response to the ruling in Worcester v. Georgia
He refused to follow the courts ruling
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The spoil system is...
a system in which incoming government officials throw out officials appojnted by the former President.
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John C. Calhoun called the 1828 tariff a Tariff of Abominations because it...
Forced southern states to buy expensive Northern manufactured goods.
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How did Southern Carolina legislators respond to the tariffs passed by Congress in 1828 and 1832?
They said they would not follow the law and threatened to secede.
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What were "pet banks"?
State banks loyal to the Democratic Party
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The Whig Party was formed in order to...
to opose President Jacksons tactics and policies
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What was an idea supported by the Whig party?
The banking system should be controlled by the federal government
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Nat Turners Rebellion was what?
Is was a slave rebellion that led to increase in order and tightening of slave rules
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Interchangable Parts
standerdized parts that can be used in plac eof one another.
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Henry Clays American System measures were...
protective tariffs, national bank, transportation system
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Gibbson vs Ogden
federal has power to regulate everything that crosses state lines
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Nationalism
the belief that national intrests should be placed ahead of regional concerns or intrests of other countries
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What was Jacksons nickname?
Old Hickory?
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Indian Removal Act
A law that forced Native Americans to move West of the Mississippi
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Martin Van Buren
Ordered the Removal of Cherokee
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Calhouns nullification theory
questioned the legality of applying some federal laws in sovereign states
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The BUS
Privleged institutions
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Bank of America
national banks funded by federal government or private investors, established by Congress
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Panic of 1837
a US financial crisis in which banks closed and the credit system collapsed resulting in may bankruptcies and high unemployment
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William Henry Harrison
Whig party candidate who ran against Van Buren
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John Tyler
Harrisons vice-president and successor, opposed parts of the Whig program for economic recovery. Referred to as " His Accidency"
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What was the significance of the Convention of 1818?
It fixed US border to the 49th parallel
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Rush Bagot treaty significance
It ended the dispute over the US and Canada boundary
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What was the controversy of westward expansion? | What was the solution?
Equal balance of freee states and slave states The Missouri Compromise
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Van Buren
President after Jackson that had to clean up his mess
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What effects did the Embargo Act of 1807 and the War of 1812 have on Americans involved in shipping and foreign trade?
They caused the turn to domestic industries
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Why was slavery abolished in the North?
There was little demand for it, they were forced into small intudstry, Quakers were agqinst it
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Describe the economic conditions of the north and then the south Agriculture Manufacturing Political idealogy
north: small farms, manufacturing, federalists(strong central government) south: large farms, little manufacturing, Democratic rebulican(pro state rights)
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Daniel Webster
Was on the Senator of Massachsettes who was the founder of the whig party and the tariff issues of the hayne and webster debate
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Which state during the Missouri compromise wanted to be a slave state
Missouri
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Which state joined the union so Missouri could be a slave state?
Maine
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What were the Northern and Southern opinions on slavery?
Southern - slave | Northern - anti-slave
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Durning Worchestor vs Georgia what were the Cherokee trying to do? and what was the outcome?
The Cherokee were trying to be recognized as a distinct political party It lead to the Treaty of New Echota(gave over 8million acres of land to federal gov.) and the beginning of the Cherokee exodus
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John Cahoun
Originally Jacksons VP When tariff of abominations came around he fought for southern state rights against Jackson
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JQA
Estanlished foreign policy through nationalism

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