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| One who supported the movement to end slavery. |
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| When armed forces prevent the transportation of goods or people in or out of an area. |
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| Slave state that bordered states in which slavery was illegal. |
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| A reward or cash payment given by a government. |
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| A group of department heads who serve as the president's chief advisers. |
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| Settler of Spanish or Mexican descent. Most lived on huge cattle ranches. They had acquired their estates when the Mexican government took away the land that once belonged to the California missions. |
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| Peacefully refusing to obey laws one considers unjust. |
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| War between the North and the South over slavery issues. |
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| A machine invented in 1793 that cleaned cotton much faster and far more efficiently than human workers. |
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| Doctrine of Nullification |
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| A right of a state to reject a federal law that it considers unconstitutional. |
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| 1856 Supreme Court case in which a slave sued for his freedom because he had been taken to live in territories where slaver was illegal; the Court ruled against him. |
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| Refusal to trade with foreign countries. |
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| A person who leaves a country. |
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| A method of production that brought many workers and mahines together into one building. |
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| Relations with the governments of other countries. |
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| A person who went to California to find gold, starting in 1849. |
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| An 1850 law to help slaveholders recapture runaway slaves. |
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| The act of seizing by force. |
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| A person who settles in a new country. |
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| To swear in or induct into office in a formal ceremony. |
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| In late 18th-century Britain, factory machines began replacing hand tools and manufacturing farming as the main form of work. |
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| An increase in the price of goods and services and a decrease in the value of money. |
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| Parts that are exactly alike. |
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| The principle that the Supreme Court has the final say in interpreting the Constitution. |
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| Individualism; the doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs. |
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| The belief that the United States was destined to stretch across the continent from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. |
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| Debt of the national government. |
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| The feeling of pride, loyalty, and protectiveness toward one's country. |
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| One who continues native cultures. |
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| A government in which the people rule; a system in which the residents vote to decide an issue. |
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| An example that would become standard practice. |
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| A negative opinion that is not based on facts. |
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| A meeting designed to reawaken religious faith. |
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| An organization to gain political power. |
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| The placing of the interests of one's own region ahead of the nation as a whole. |
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| Theory that said that states had the right to judge when the federal government had passed an unconstitutional law. |
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| Act of avoiding drunkeness |
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| A person of Spanish heritage who considered Texas his or her home. |
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| An amendment to the U.S. Constitution adopted in 1865, banning slavery and involuntary servitude in the United States. |
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| Organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages, hours, and working conditions, forming a cartel of labor. |
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| The tragic journey of the Cherokee people from their homeland to Indian Territory between 1838 and 1839; thousands of Cherokee died. |
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| A series of escape routes used by slaves escaping the South. |
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| Place considered to be perfect or ideal. |
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| Nickname for a Union soldier. |
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| President of the U.S. during the Civil war. Tried to stop slavery in the South, and was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. |
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| Successful general of the North. Replaced previous inexperienced generals. |
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| Was a successful Southern general. |
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| Was the president of the Southern country. |
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| One of the most famous conductors. Was born into slavery in Maryland, tried to save another slave from punishment. Her skull was then fractured with a 2 pound weight. |
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| A former slave who earned his freedom and become a moving abolitionist speaker. |
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| Hated slavery. Was outraged when she heard about the part of the Compromise of 1850 that would slaveholders racapture runaway slaves. |
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| Ran against Henry Clay for presidency in 1844. Received unexpected support. |
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| Elected president in 1836. |
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| The only man with any military experience in the Battle of the Alamo. Was put in command of the Texas army. |
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| Was ordered to station troops on the northern bank of the Rio Grande. |
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| Was the Mexican general and also the Mexican president. |
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| A strong Nationalist from Kentucky who camed up with the American System. |
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| Was also a moving abolitionist speaker (a woman). |
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| Said hostilities were necessary for the safety of the citizens. Urged Congress to declare war on Britain. |
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| Invented a machine for cleaning cotton in 1793, called the 'cotton gin.' |
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| Won the presidency in 1816. |
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| Was secretary of state. Won the election of 1800 against Burr and Adams. Bought the Louisiana territory for $15 million. |
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| Sent by Jefferson to explore the Lousiana territory in 1803. |
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| The Democratic-Republicans wanted him as vice-president; also received 73 votes. |
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| Appointed by President Adams as CHief JUstice in 1801. |
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| Led the Annapolis delegates. Condemned the rebels for resisting the law. Wanted a national bank. |
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| One of the most ablest delegates in the Constitutional Convention. Believed that the Constitution discouraged the concentration of power in the federal government. |
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| The hero of the Revolution; leader of the Convention. Was the 1st president of the U.S. |
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| Was New England's choice was president for the Election of 1824. |
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