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goal 2
stuff i should know
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History
11th Grade
05/18/2010

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49ers
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nickname for the people who moved to CA due to the gold rush
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54 40 or Fight
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slogan advocating all territory in Oregon from Britain
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Adam-Onis Treaty
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gave Florida to the US in return for $5million in claim settlement for Spain
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Alamo
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its desruction by the mexican army became inspiration for the fight for Texas Independence
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American System
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program of internal improvements. Included roads, bridges, canals, a national bank system, and a protective tariff. Proposed by John C. Calhoun and Henry Clay.
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Andrew Jackson
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Known as the Common Man's President. Began the spoils system, removed the Indians from the East, and was a war hero in the Battle of New Orleans in 1812
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corrupt bargain
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what jackson supporters called the election of 1824 after Clay gave the deciding presidential vote to J.Q. Adams
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eli whitney
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invented the cotton gin which greatly increased the importance of cotton in the south. Also led to a growth in the use of slavery
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Era of Good Feelings
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nave given to Pres. Monroe's Administration
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Gadsden Purchase
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US bought a strip of land from Mexico to fix the border
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Gibbons vs Ogden
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court case that stated Federal govt. can control everything crossing state lines
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Hudson River School of Art
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group of painters that glorified the American landscape
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james k polk
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president during the mexican war; known as manifest destiny president
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Know-Nothings
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small political party that was anti-immigration
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