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Freshman Final
Final exam
36
History
9th Grade
05/28/2010

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Judicial review
Definition
the idea that the federal courts have the right to determine if the laws are constitutional.
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Trail of Tears
Definition
the journey of the great native americans to the southeast from their native lands
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Treaty of Ghent
Definition
treaty between us and great britian that ended the war of 1812
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Lewis and Clark expedition
Definition
president Jefferson sent them to go explore land west of the mississippi river where us gained land from the french in the louisiana purchase
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War of 1812
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us vs britian

4 Major things: u.s.s constitution is now a naval ship, british burn washington dc, star spangled banner is written cause of fort mchenry, and the battle of new orleans

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reservation
Definition
federal land set aside for native americans
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Nullification
Definition
when a state judge can determine a federal law unconstitutional
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Louisiana Purchase
Definition
us gains from the atlantic ocean to the rocky mountains from france
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battle of new orleans
Definition
11,000 british vs 4,000 americans us loses but andrew jackson becomes a hero
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battle of fort mchenry
Definition
British bombard the fort without success but francis scott key a witness to the battle writes the star spangled banner which becomes our national anthem
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impressment
Definition
forcing people into the military or public service
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embargo
Definition
a ban or restriction on trade
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seperation of powers
Definition
the idea that each branch of government has different but equal powers
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Manifest Destiny
Definition
idea by Thomas Jefferson to stretch from the atlantic to the pacific ocean
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Gadsden Purchase
Definition
us purchased 30,000 miles of land from mexico to build a railroad
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Monroe Doctrine
Definition
warning the europeans not to interfer with the western hemisphere
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battle of the alamo
Definition
an old spanish missonary fort that lasted 13 days where 187 americans died and 1500 mexicans died 
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John Calhoun
Definition
statesmean from South carolina that held many positions in government
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Mountain men
Definition
fur traders that were the first to create trails west and are popular for trading west by knowing the trails
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Temprance
Definition
movement to ban/stop the use of alcohol
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treaty of guadalupe-hildago
Definition
mexico give us new mexico, ends the mexican american war, and sets rio grande as the mexican border
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sojourner truth
Definition
womans right activist
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harriet tubman
Definition
former slave who led 300 slaves to freedom using the underground railroad
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william lloyd garrison
Definition
radical abolitionist that published the liberator and founded the anti-slavery society
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elizabeth cay stanton
Definition
wrote the declaration of sentiments , and led the 1st womans convention
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dorethea dix
Definition
created institutions for the mentally ill
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horace mann
Definition
reformer who supported raising taxes to provide free public education 
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davy crockett
Definition
frontierman hero from tennessee died during the alamo
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frederick douglass
Definition
escaped slave who joined the antislavery society, published the north star
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eli whitney
Definition
invented the cotton gin,
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declaration of sentiments
Definition
document from the womans rights convention
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andrew jackson
Definition
7th president, hero of the battle of new orleans popular with the common people
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southern industry
Definition
based on cotton tobacco sugar rice and indigo 
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abolition
Definition
movement to band slavery
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