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| What was manifest destiny? |
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| the idea that America was destined to extend their boundaries to the Pacific |
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| Who was the founder of the Mormon church? |
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| Josph Smith-->Bringham Young(after JS died) |
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| What did the Know-Nothing Party want? |
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| to extend the waiting period for aliens from 5 years to 14 years and ban foreign born citizens from holding offices |
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| What was the Embargo Act? |
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| banned imports to and from all foreign countries |
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| Who is the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad? |
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| What was the Whiskey Rebellion? |
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| Hamilton put a tax on whiskey, July 1794 tax collectors came and a mob of 500 w/ swords, guns, pitchforks, etc attacked them and burned buildings |
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| the president could deport aliens, and the Naturalization Act said that African Americans could'nt even apply to become citizens and it made it dificult for whites. you had to live in the country for 14 years to become a citizen |
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| What was the Sedition Act? |
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| the sedition act said that it was a crime to speak, write, or publish, "false, scandalous, or malicious criticixms of gvt, gonress, or the president |
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| What was the result of Marbury vs Madison? |
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| Judicial Review-the Supreme court has power of the president |
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| Who explored the Louisiana Territory? |
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| Meriwether Lewis and William Clark |
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| What did Frances Cabot Lowell come up with? |
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| a canal across New York state connecting the Hudson River with Lake Erie |
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| What was the Missouri Compromise? |
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| in the US, free and slave states were equal. Missouri applied and they didnt know whether to make it a free or slave state. Henry Clay proposed that Maine, which had also applied, be a free state and Missouri be a slave state. |
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| What did the Adams-Onis Treaty do? |
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| Spain gave East Florida to the US and abandoned claims to west florida. US gave up claims to Spanish texas and paid 5 million dollars that the us owed them for damages. they agreed the border extended from the Gulf of Mexico Northwest to the 42nd parallel and west to the pacific |
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| What did the Rush-Bagot Treaty do? |
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| disarmament(removal of weapons) along part of the border between the US and Canada |
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| What did the Convention of 1818 establish? |
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| it set the boundary between the us and canada at the 49th parallel, created a demilitarized border(no armed forces) and america gained the right to settle the Orgegon Country |
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| What was the Monroe Doctrine? |
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| the US would not interfere w/ existing European Colonis in americas oppose any new ones. north and sount america "are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers" |
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| What was the indian removal act? |
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the federal gvt could pay native americans to move west
congress created the indian territory in oklahoma |
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| "the liberator" led the movement that won freedom for present day Venezuela, Columbia, Panama, Bolivia, Ecuador |
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| what is a favorite-son candidate? |
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| a candidate backed by their state (george bush, texas) |
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| what ws the corrupt-bargain? |
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| Henry clay used his influence as speaker of the house to get adams to be president. in return, andrew jackson made him secretary of state against jefferson. |
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