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| One issue that divided Hamilton and Jefferson |
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| Whether or not to MOVE THE CAPITOL |
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| a strict reading of the US Constitution |
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| the interpretation that says the federal government can take reasonable actions in special cases as long as they are not specifically forbidden by the Constitution. |
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| a flexible reading of the US Constitution |
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| adds a tax to the price of imported goods to protect domestic products from foreign competition |
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| America would not take sides in disputes between warring European countries |
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| In his FAREWELL ADDRESS Washington warned against |
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- making foreign alliances
- burdening future generations with debt
- increasing political conflicts at home |
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| Name the first two political parties |
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Democratic Republicans and Federalists
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| supported by Federalists as a way to protect the country from Repulic critics |
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| Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions |
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| Jefferson and Madison put these resolutions forward |
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| a body of delegates from each state that casts the deciding vote for president |
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| What does Jefferson believe the PRIMARY role of government should include |
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- protecting the nation from foreign threats
- delivering mail
- collecting customs duties |
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| What does Jefferson believe SHOULD NOT be a role of government |
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| After the Election of 1800 Jefferson described the transition of political power as |
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| doubled the size of the country |
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| Lewis and Clark Expedition |
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- taken to explore Louisiana Purchase
- learn about plants and animals of the West
- attempt to find a river route to the Pacific Ocean |
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| failed because it caused American merchants to lose money and had little effect on Britain and France |
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| Techumseh - regarding Indian Confederation |
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| support by British - Tecumseh's actions may have been supported by the British which worried the US |
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| First young members of Congress to call for a trade war against Britain |
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| Who was President during the War of 1812 |
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| Effects of the War of 1812 |
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- produced intense feelings of patriotism
- produced an increase in American manufacturing
- strengthened American's faith in the democratic experiment |
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| power of the judiciary to declare an act of Congress unconsitutional |
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| US received control of East Florida from Spain |
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| prevented the US from interfering with any future conflicts or wars between European nations |
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| maintained an equal balance between slave and free states in the US |
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| Reason Missouri Compromise was important |
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| prevented regional conflicts from dividing the nation |
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| Missouri allowed this state to enter the Union as a free state |
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| When Mexico became independent from Spain in 1821 PRESIDENT MONROE was concerned |
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| EUROPEAN POWERS might try to colonize Latin American countries |
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| Who was the President in 1824 |
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| when politicians become divided over interests of the regions they represent |
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| primary goal was to make the United States economically independent |
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| the first road built by the federal government |
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| Washington Irving's literary style |
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| Focus of American Music in early 1800's |
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| religion and national pride |
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| What did "Rip Van Winkle" teach |
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| Learn from the past and be cautious about what the future holds |
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| allowed people to become more active in politics during the 1820's |
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| Expansion of voting rights did not happen for this group of people |
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| Expansion of voting rights DID benefit |
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| Andrew Jackson because of heroism during the war which made him popular with voters |
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| Who won the election of 1828 |
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| Andrew Jackson and John C Calhoun |
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| One of the reasons Andrew Jackson and John C Calhoun won the election of 1828 |
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| voting rights had been expanded since previous elections |
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| When Andrew Jackson rewarded his supporters with government jobs |
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| Arguments over the NATIONAL TARIFF lead to the |
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| a federal government office established to oversee policy toward Indians |
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| Indian Territory included |
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| most of present day Oklahoma |
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| moved westward because fur companies wiped out the Beaver population in the East |
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| Amount of time it took to travel the Oregon Trail |
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| What did Mormons hope to find when they moved out West |
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| a sense of RELIGIOUS FREEDOM |
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| marriage to more than one wife which caused Mormons to be persecuted in the 1850's |
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| empresario who started a colony on the lower Colorado in 1822 |
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| When did William Travis write "Victory or Death" |
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| during the BATTLE OF THE ALAMO |
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| Battle of Alamo was significant because even though the Texans were beaten |
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| Sam Houston's forces were inspired to carry on and win the Battle of San Jacinto |
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| Why did Jackson refuse to ANNEX TEXAS |
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| it would have upset the balance between free and slave states |
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| What happened to the Indians who labored in the Spanish California mission system |
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| the Indians died of European diseases |
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| How was California affected by the Independence from Spain in 1821 |
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| Mexican officials ended the mission system |
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| when a small group of American citizens took over the town of Sonoma and declared California's independence. |
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| secured a southern route for a transcontinental railroad on American soil. |
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| Brigham Young promoted the idea that |
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| the good of the community should outweigh the interests of individuals |
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| gold-seekers from America and abroad who migrated to California |
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| court case that decided Thomas Gibbon's federal license had priority over Aaron Ogden |
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| secured a southern route for a transcontinental railroad on American soil. |
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| Supreme Court decided that Thomas Gibbons federal license had priority over Aaron Ogden's state license. |
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